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Quote of the day by Florence Nightingale: 'Women never have a half-hour in all their lives that they can call their own' — Life lessons on personal freedom, invisible labour, rest and why the fear of offending others keeps women from claiming time for themselves

Florence Nightingale wrote in 1852 that women never have a half-hour in all their lives that they can call their own, without fear of offending or hurting someone, and that the reason people stay up late or rise before dawn is not because the day is too short, but because it offers no time that is truly theirs.

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