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To men a man is but a mind. Who cares What face he carries or what form he wears? But woman's body is the woman.

Ambrose Bierce

1906

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Women's bodies Patriarchy Men and women

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1906

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Ambrose Bierce

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Bierce, Ambrose. The Devil's Dictionary. Dover Publications, 1993.

Original citation

Bierce, Ambrose. The Cynic's Word Book. Arthur F. Bird, 1906.

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