CASIMIRA

CASIMIRA
HERstory through ART
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Tuesday, February 26

Mary Wollstonecraft

2008 mixed media

Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.

- Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797)


Growing up, I was often told I was beautiful – but more often than not, I was brought up believing I was intelligent. True beauty eminates from the inside out, from our spirits, not our bodies.

Women, let us not build gilt cages around our daughters – but set them free through example...