The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.
George Eliot, pen name of Mary Anne Evans, 1819-1880), English journalist and novelist, author of Silas Marner and Middlemarch.
George Eliot, pen name of Mary Anne Evans, 1819-1880), English journalist and novelist, author of Silas Marner and Middlemarch.
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Women using men’s names was popular in the 19th century. I’ve heard it was because of the fear that they wouldn’t be taken seriously if their works were signed with a woman’s name.
George Sand was the lover of the pianist Chopin and is another example. I wonder how Eliot and Sand would have adjusted to today’s liberal society.