The commencement of the last fifty years is about the beginning of that great change and improvement in the condition of women which exceeds all the gains of hundreds of years before.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Stone claims the last fifty years saw more progress for women than centuries before. She highlights a unique historical acceleration.
- In plain terms
- Recent decades improved women's lives more than the last hundred years combined.
- What can you take from it?
- Progress can accelerate dramatically in short periods.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines real progress?
- Are we repeating past patterns?
Another view
Progress is not always linear or evenly distributed.
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