Are Women People? - A Book of Rhymes for Suffrage Times by Alice Duer Miller
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But woman is observant, and be sure that woman sees.
Beware! In the days that are gone when a statue was wanted In park or museum where statues must be, A chivalrous male would come forward undaunted And say: "If you must have one, make it of me. Bad though they be, yet I'll agree If you must make them, why make them of me." But chivalry's dead, as I always expected Since women would not let things stay as they were; So now, I suppose, when a statue's erected Men will say brutally: "Make it of her." She may prefer things as they were When they start making the statues of her. Male Philosophy Men are very brave, you know, That was settled long ago; |
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