Woman's success in lifting men out of their way of life nearly resembling that of the beasts -- who merely hunted and fished for food, who found shelter where they could in jungles, in trees, and caves -- was a civilizing triumph.
Source: Woman as a Force in History, Ch. 12, 1946.
-- Mary Ritter Beard, (Aug 5 1876-1958), US historian, writer; She championed women's causes and labor movements in Woman as a Force in History, 1946.