The truest kindness to any woman is to provide her with an opportunity for self-expression in some constructive field: to work, not at home with cook-stove and scrubbing brush, but outside, independently, in the world of men and affairs.

William Moulton Marston
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The greatest kindness we can show our daughters is to create an environment that allows them to grow and learn as individuals. This is where true self-expression takes place, and where they can truly flourish as women. This quote sounds like a statement that was written about someone else; it's not until you consider the context that you can see that this quote was written for a woman by a man. It is a reminder of the importance of allowing women to take part in the world outside the home.

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