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Fetters of gold are still fetters, and the softest lining can never make them so easy as… — Mary Astell

Essay · Feminist literature

Fetters of gold are still fetters, and the softest lining can never make them so easy as liberty.

Mary Astell
An Essay in Defence of the Female Sex · 1696
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Wealth as burdenDownsides of wealthWealth
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Feminist literature
Medium
Essay
Time
1696
Person
Mary Astell
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Drake, Judith [published as written by a lady]. An Essay in Defence of the Female Sex. London: A. Roper and E. Wilkinson, 1696.

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