Elizabeth Gould Davis
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| Elizabeth Gould Davis | |
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| Born | 1910 Kansas, USA |
| Died | 1974 (aged 63–64) |
| Occupation | Author, librarian |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Master's degree in librarianship |
| Alma mater | University of Kentucky |
| Writing period | 1971 |
| Literary movement | Second-wave feminism |
| Notable work(s) | The First Sex |
Elizabeth Gould Davis (1910–1974) was an American librarian who wrote a feminist book called The First Sex.
[edit] Biography
She was born in Kansas, USA in 1910 and earned her master's degree in librarianship at the University of Kentucky in 1951. She worked as a librarian at Sarasota, Florida and while there wrote The First Sex. She died in 1974.
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"...congenital killers and criminals are possessed of not one but two Y chromosomes, bearing a double dose, as it were, of genetically undesirable maleness."
—Line in The First Sex[1]
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"Men insist that they don’t mind women succeeding so long as they retain their “femininity”. Yet the qualities that men consider “feminine” timidity, submissiveness, obedience, silliness, and self-debasement—are the very qualities best guaranteed to assure the defeat of even the most gifted aspirant."
—Line in The First Sex[1]
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- (1971) The First Sex, Penguin Books, (ISBN 0-1400-3504-4)
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Elizabeth Gould Davis Quotes". Quoteland. http://www.quoteland.com/author.asp?AUTHOR_ID=2176. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
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