It has been a woman's task throughout history to go on believing in life when there was almost no hope.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Women have historically carried the burden of maintaining hope during hard times.
- In plain terms
- Women kept hope alive when there was little of it.
- What can you take from it?
- Women have historically sustained hope.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who holds hope in your life?
- What burdens do women carry?
Another view
Men also participated in sustaining hope.
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