Cornelia Otis SkinnerWoman's virtue is man's greatest invention.
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The quote from Shakespeare, "Woman's virtue is man's greatest invention,” is a profound statement about the many ways society has changed since his time. In your lifetime, you may have observed these changes. The Victorian era was dominated by the idea of woman as wife and mother. Women had few rights or opportunities to prove themselves outside of their domestic sphere.
The industrial revolution brought women out of the home and into life on the factory floor. Between World War I and World War II, women made great strides in the workforce. Then came the feminist movement which ushered in new ideas about what women could accomplish.
At this time, some men even began to question their position of power over women.
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