What do you think of the quote “Well-behaved women seldom make history”? (Page 2)

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Not necessarily true.

[OddBeMe]

I like it. It’s general advice for both sexes.

[AlexanderBrunnrgaard]

Mother Theresa?

[Anonymous]

What that does that mean?

[maxgdek]

Absolutely true same thing applies to men

[Anonymous]

Pretty dumb if you think it through.

[Opinion Owner]

"historical recording of the lives of regular women"
... as opposed to the plethora of recording of the lives of regular men?

"Aside from a relatively few exceptions, women are for the most part invisible"
Most men are invisible too.

"Sadly many women with rare talent, courage, and wisdom have surely disappeared into the past."
Well you can say that, but we don't actually know do we. So I'm not going to take "surely" as anything to go off of.

The issue with the quote is the presumption of bias against women -- as if history wasn't all about people who challenged norms and pushed boundaries. It makes perfect sense that it's men who are the one's taking theses risks to explore new lands or challenge orthodoxies about the nature of the world. It shouldn't be a quote about women, it should be a quote about people.
And by targeting women instead of people, it leans more toward the notion that women can do no wrong. That if a woman speaks or acts and people don't react positively then it must be some external forces keeping her down rather than a failing of her own.

[Mehzmeh]

It's true!!!

[colin77]

Good quote

[Sha84]

yes because boring

[slmsshk]

Ahahah