“I demand the dismissal of women from political life, their banishment to the domestic sphere, and their ultimate silencing.”
Sophie de Condorcet railed as she read the inflammatory writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a misogynistic political activist. “This man is dangerous because he is so popular. Listen to his poppycock. ‘A woman’s status is unavoidably dependent on a man’s. Their gentle, soft, and docile nature inherently emasculates men and distracts them from their duties. This is a potential threat to the Constitution.’.”
“I’ll give him gentle, soft and docile,” Sophie exploded, throwing Rousseau’s pamphlet into the stove fire.
“Well, we can’t let him win. Surely there are many men who disagree with his misguided ideology.” Grace tried to put a positive spin on the situation, but
