It is vain to expect virtue from women till they are in some degree independent of men; nay, it is vain to expect that strength of natural affection … - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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It is vain to expect virtue from women till they are in some degree independent of men; nay, it is vain to expect that strength of natural affection which would make them good wives and mothers. Whilst they are absolutely dependent on their husbands they will be cunning, mean, and selfish.