Ann Oakley quotes
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“Clearly, society has a tremendous stake in insisting on a woman's natural fitness for the career of mother: the alternatives are all too expensive.”
-- Ann OakleySource : Ann Oakley (1974). “Woman's work: the housewife, past and present”, Vintage
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“Housework is work directly opposed to the possibility of human self-actualization.”
-- Ann OakleySource : Ann Oakley (1974). “Woman's work: the housewife, past and present”, Vintage
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“Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife; a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals.”
-- Ann OakleySource : Ann Oakley (1974). “Housewife”, Lane, Allen
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