Where Did This Quote Come From?

[lynbrown]

"As soon as women are made our equals, they are our superiors".

Attributed to Cato but not sure which one. Can anyone trace it? I have tried for a couple of hours.

[ladyalex]

http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson10.html

This any help ?

[Buenchico]

Livy records the debate in detail. See here:
http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson10.html

As the date was 195 BC, the reference is clearly to Cato the Elder:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cato_the_Elder

Chris

[Buenchico]

Ooh! Snap!

[boxtops]

Yes, it's Cato, it was first link which I came to when I googled. http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson10.html

[boxtops]

snap x 3!

[ladyalex]

snap, snap!

[dr b]

It seems to be from Livy's History of Rome, attributed to Cato the Elder.

http://www.u.arizona.edu/~afutrell/republic/web%20readings/livy34week10.html

[dr b]

ooh. me so slow.

[ladyalex]

But snappy!

[Baldric]

Somewhere in this lot
http://www.suppressedhistories.net/secrethistory/patriapotestas.html
About half way down look for this;
///Our fathers have willed that women should be in the power of their fathers, of their brothers, of their husbands. Remember all the laws by which our fathers have bound down the liberty of women, by which they have bent them to the power of men. As soon as they are our equals, they become our superiors. [Briffault, 428]///
Hope that helps

[lynbrown]

I am so impressed, many thanks to all.