Why does it follow that women are fitted for nothing but the cares of domestic life: for bearing children, and cooking the food of a family; devoting all their time to the domestic circle,--to promoting the immediate personal comfort of their husbands, brothers, and sons?
Quincy challenges the traditional view that women's roles should be limited to domestic duties, advocating for their involvement in public life.
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May the Ruler of the universe preserve you from such degradation! 'Freedom!
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