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Ann Veronica. "I suppose there's no way<br />
of getting a decent income--independently."<br />
"Women have practically NO economic freedom," said Miss Miniver, "because they have no political freedom. Men have seen to that. The one profession, the one decent profession, I mean, for a woman--except the stage--is<br />
teaching, and there we trample on one another. Everywhere else--the law, medicine, the Stock Exchange--prejudice bars us." "There's art," said Ann Veronica, "and writing." "Every<br />
one hasn't the Gift. Even there a woman<br />
never gets a fair chance. Men are against her. Whatever she does is minimized. All the best novels have been written by women, and yet see how men sneer at the lady novelist still! There's only one way to get<br />
on for a woman, and that is to please men. That is what they think we are for!" "We're beasts,"<br />
<br />
said Teddy. "Beasts!" But Miss Miniver took no notice of his admission. "Of course,"<br />
<br />
said Miss Miniver--she went on in a regularly undulating voice--"we DO please men. We have that<br />
gift. We can see round <img src="cid:z9Pmda6CfWfe6i2mbElYDqF7096sPM"> them a
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