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Quotes from The Gentlewomans Companion — Hannah Woolley

1620–1675 England

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The right Education of the Female Sex, as it is in a manner every where neglected, so it ought to be generally lamented. Most in this depraved later Age think a Woman learned and wise enough if she can distinguish her Husbands Bed from anothers.

The Gentlewomans Companion (1675)

There is so much servility in rigor and restraint, that of consequence there can be no greater ene∣my to Ingenuity and good nature. Fools are to be always bauld upon, and blows are fitter for beasts than rational creatures; wherefore there can nothing more engage an ingenious generous soul, than cheerfulness and liberty; not over-frightned.

The Gentlewomans Companion (1675)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Hannah Woolley (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.