This I set down as a positive truth. A woman with fair opportunities, and without a positive hump, may marry whom she likes.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A woman with reasonable opportunities and no significant burdens generally has the freedom to choose her own spouse.
- In plain terms
- Women with opportunities can choose their own husbands.
- What can you take from it?
- Freedom to choose depends on opportunity and lack of burden.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What limits choice?
- Do opportunities ensure freedom?
Another view
It assumes 'hump' is the only barrier to choice.
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