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" "We are not really senseless, and we are not angels, too, </br> But very human beings, human just as much as you. </br> It's hard upon occasions to be forceful and sublime </br> When you're treated as incompetents three-quarters of the time.
Alice Duer Miller (July 28, 1874 – August 22, 1942) was an American writer. Her feminist verses influenced political opinion during the American suffrage movement, and her verse novel The White Cliffs gave support to the U.S.'s entry into World War II. She also wrote novels and screenplays.
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It's treating a woman politely </br> As long as she isn't a fright: </br> It's guarding the girls who act rightly, </br> If you can be judge of what's right; </br> It's being—not just, but so pleasant; </br> It's tipping while wages are low; </br> It's making a beautiful present, </br> And failing to pay what you owe.