Posted by Peter Ceresole on March 26, 2009 at 11:43:56 user PeterC.
In Reply to: Re: Peter Duck the feminist posted by Jon on March 26, 2009 at 11:15:46:
Whether he was or wasn't a feminist, he referred to his daughters as "proper sailormen"
Well of course. In non-feminist times (in which many of us still live) many a crusty old lobster would make an exception for his own daughters.
But quite a few don't- especially where it counts most. I've known well a chap (a civil engineer) who was really difficult when it came to sending his daughter to university. No problems with his son. As it turned out, she did well, but there was the hell of a row that involved the whole extended family.