“ No woman is the property of a man. A woman belongs to herself and to nobody else. ”
George Bernard Shaw, The Philanderer (1893). copy citation
| Author | George Bernard Shaw |
|---|---|
| Source | The Philanderer |
| Topic | property women |
| Date | 1893 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/5071/5071-h/5071-h.htm |
Context
“CHARTERIS. Steal me! (Comes towards her.) Grace: I have a question to put to you as an advanced woman. Mind! as an advanced woman. Does Julia belong to me? Am I her owner—her master?
GRACE. Certainly not. No woman is the property of a man. A woman belongs to herself and to nobody else.
CHARTERIS. Quite right. Ibsen for ever! That's exactly my opinion. Now tell me, do I belong to Julia; or have I a right to belong to myself?
GRACE (puzzled) . Of course you have; but—
CHARTERIS”
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