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To the other sex, to whose fault the existence of this terrible class of the community must be charged, are those who have the means; and though they claim to be the protectors of woman, the boast must be considered an empty one in many cases, since it is a notorious fact that fallen women find it easier to make a living than honest ones do.

— Mary Ann Colclough

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Source: Quote from: Coleman, Jenny. (2017). Polly Plum: A Firm and Earnest Woman's Advocate. Dunedin: Otago University Press. ISBN 9780947522476.
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