Wives And Mothers

The woman is uniformly

The woman is uniformly sacrificed to the wife and mother. Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Wives are young men\’s

Wives are young men’s mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men’s nurses. Francis Bacon

Maids must be wives,

Maids must be wives, and mothers, to fulfil Th’ entire and holiest end of woman’s being. Fanny Kemble

The man in our

The man in our society is the breadwinner; the woman has enough to do as the homemaker, wife and mother. Dorothy Fields

A mother is not

A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary. Dorothy Canfield Fisher

I am a historian.

I am a historian. With the exception of being a wife and mother, it is who I am. And there is nothing I take more seriously. Doris Kearns Goodwin

In my life as

In my life as a wife and mother, I’m always conscious of my desire to be present. Dani Shapiro

An ethic of maternalism was central to the utopianism of 19th century feminists. I don’t think that today’s women see motherhood as a source of personal power, let alone political power. I don’t think that women now have that same sense that their lives as mothers gives them any special power or virtue. I think … Read more

I chose to be

I chose to be a working wife and mother. Why should I compromise on either? Chanda Kochhar

my belonging to relief

my belonging to relief society has renewed, strengthened, and committed me to be a better wife and mother and daughter of God. my heart has been enlarged with gospel understanding and with love of the Savior and what He’s done for me. so to you, dear sisters, i say: come to relief society! it will … Read more