The Hermitess and Her Cat

What liars you men are! True strength lies in conquering one’s own passions. Which sex is stronger than the female one in this respect-forever virtuous, resistant to every push and pull of ill-conceived thoughts and desires? You are formed from the earth’s dust-is there anything less solid? On the other hand, consider the strength of a rib-hard bone-from which we women were made, and you will come to remain dissatisfied with yourselves. Besides, everybody knows how much stronger women are in conceiving and bearing children, whom they carry for nine months without tiring.

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Arcangela Tarabotti, Paternal Tyranny.

Reading Paternal Tyranny for an independent study and I find myself cheering Tarabotti on. I kinda love her.

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