Of the many controversies which occupy the intellectual activities of the human race, probably none is more ancient, interesting and long-lived than that which concerns the relative position of the sexes in respect of capacity. Before the dawn of civi...
Of the many controversies which occupy the intellectual activities of the human race, probably none is more ancient, interesting and long-lived than that which concerns the relative position of the sexes in respect of capacity. Before the dawn of civilisation there was presumably no controversy on this point. If any wandering doubt entered the mind of any individual woman, either she kept it to herself or the prompt application of a male hand or foot silenced its expression for ever.