Women of a Promiscuous Nature Quotes

“...[T]hey believe they're doing a good job and helping individuals toward what they envision as a new and bright future. They've been doing this so long they can't see beyond what they've been taught or trained themselves. They have their views, adopted and accepted by others of like minds, as to what's suitable and then mandated. A woman living independently, like she was, means she wasn't properly aligning to their idea of what society expects, and immediately categorizes her as depraved, corrupt, or immoral. She's a woman who must be changed, made to behave and live in an acceptable manner in order to earn her freedom.”
― Donna Everhart, Women of a Promiscuous Nature

“The question she comes back to time and time again: Why are women the only ones locked away? Ruth knows better than to ask this question again.... What she's gathered is if a women's behavior is outside the boundaries of society's beliefs or expectations, it often falls under the label of promiscuous, or suspect. Women pose a threat.”
― Donna Everhart, Women of a Promiscuous Nature

“Ain’t there no place to sort out good-for-nothing husbands?”
― Donna Everhart, Women of a Promiscuous Nature

“And there she stays”
― Donna Everhart, Women of a Promiscuous Nature

“What she’s gathered is if a woman’s behavior is outside the boundaries of society’s beliefs or expectations”
― Donna Everhart, Women of a Promiscuous Nature