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...