Wives
- Empress Wu (1115–1197), was first given the title Lady of the Heyui Commandery (和義郡夫人), eventually became empress after the announcement of the death of Empress Ying
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Famous quotes containing the word wives:
“Traditionally, marriage involved a kind of bartering, rather than mutual inter-dependence or role sharing. Husbands financially and economically supported wives, while wives emotionally, psychologically and socially supported husbands. He brought home the bacon, she cooked it. He fixed the plumbing, she the psyche.”
—Bettina Arndt (20th century)
“There will be a world of water shed
Upon the parting of your wives and you.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“It is as acceptable now to love the wives of others as it is to smoke their cigars and read their books.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)