Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Maria Mies
Born: February 6, 1931
Died: May 15, 2023 (aged 92)
Bio: Maria Mies was a professor of sociology and author of several feminist books, including Indian Women and Patriarchy, Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale, and Women: The Last Colony.
Known for:
- Patriarchy and Accumulation On A World Scale (1986)
- Ecofeminism (1993)
- Women, the last colony (1988)
- The lace makers of Narsapur (1982)