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patriarchy Quotes

Four of the best book quotes about patriarchy

#1
“‘You make it sound like she’s an accessory he needs to go with his outfit.’”

author
Barbara Kingsolver
book
The Poisonwood Bible
character
Orleanna Price
concepts
marriagedominancepatriarchychauvinist
#2
“And besides – he’s so proud of being a man – it’d be so painful and humiliating for him to know that he owed anything to me. It’d completely wreck our relationship.”

author
Henrik Ibsen
book
A Doll's House
characters
ChristineTorvaldNora
concepts
gender inequalitypatriarchyunhappy marriagespride
#3
“Daughters draw with their husbands’ families, Tessie,”

author
Shirley Jackson
book
The Lottery
characters
Mr. SummersTessie Hutchinson
concepts
patriarchyRitualscommunity
#4
“Medea: Well, suppose they are dead: …
will any man afford me home in a country safe
for living…?”

author
Euripides
book
Medea
concepts
societypatriarchyprotectionmenfeminititywomen

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