From The Ancient Guide to Modern Life, by Natalie HaynesGORGO
"Gorgo, in Plutarch's version of her at least, sounds like an imperious Mitford sister: having been asked by an Attic woman (i.e. from the area around Athens) why Spartan women were the only ones who ruled over their men, Gorgo replied, 'Because we're the only ones who give birth to men.'"
From Chapter 5, Frankly, Media, I Don't Give a Damn
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