“ No one works harder than a woman with little children. ”
Virginia Woolf, Night and Day (1919). copy citation
| Author | Virginia Woolf |
|---|---|
| Source | Night and Day |
| Topic | women work |
| Date | 1919 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1245/1245-h/1245-h.htm |
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““Yes, that’s the fun,” said Mr. Basnett, looking at her for the first time rather keenly, and refilling his pipe.
“But you can’t limit work—that’s what I mean,” said Mary. “I mean there are other sorts of work. No one works harder than a woman with little children.”
“Quite so,” said Mr. Basnett. “It’s precisely the women with babies we want to get hold of.” He glanced at his document, rolled it into a cylinder between his fingers, and gazed into the fire. Katharine felt that in this company anything that one said would be judged upon its merits;”
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