Ann Oakley Quotes

"There are always women who will take men on their own terms. If I were a man I wouldn't bother to change while there are women like that around."
- Ann Oakley
(Related: Change, Men, Women, Man, Will)

"Housework is work directly opposed to the possibility of human self-actualization."
- Ann Oakley
(Related: Work, Possibility, Housework, Self)

"Families are nothing other than the idolatry of duty."
- Ann Oakley
(Related: Duty, Nothing)

"Clearly, society has a tremendous stake in insisting on a woman's natural fitness for the career of mother: the alternatives are all too expensive."
- Ann Oakley
(Related: Fitness, Society, Career, Woman)

"Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife; a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals."
- Ann Oakley
(Related: Mother, Development, Being, Children, Dedication, Housewife, Interest, May)