The history of men's opposition to women's emancipation is more intere…

Virginia Woolf
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The history of men's opposition to women's emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself. ✨ Virginia Woolf (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Virginia Woolf (Illustrated), p.2649, Delphi Classics
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The history of men's opposition to women's emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself. ✨ Virginia Woolf (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Virginia Woolf (Illustrated), p.2649, Delphi Classics

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