Quote by Helene Deutsch

All observations point to the fact that the intellectual woman is masculinized; in her, warm, intuitive knowledge has yielded to cold unproductive thinking.

All observations point to the fact that the intellectual wom

Summary

This quote suggests that intellectual women have lost their warm, intuitive qualities and have become more cold and rational in their thinking. It implies that feminine characteristics, such as intuition and emotional understanding, have been suppressed or devalued in favor of traits typically associated with masculinity. The quote may be interpreted as a critique of a society that values and rewards intellectual pursuits over the nurturing and emotional aspects typically attributed to women.

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By Helene Deutsch

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