Virginia Woolf on Sexism

“The history of men's opposition to women's emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself.”

“A woman knows very well that, though a wit sends her his poems, praises her judgment, solicits her criticism, and drinks her tea, this by no means signifies that he respects her opinions, admires her understanding, or will refuse, though the rapier is denied him, to run through the body with his pen.”