Lord Byron Quotes
The reading or non-reading a book will never keep down a single petticoat.
Byron, George Gordon. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Edited by Rowland E. Prothero, vol. 4, John Murray, 1900, p. 367.
This document was written to a woman, Baptista Malatesta.
He is often referred to as The Reformer as he was a modernist. In particular, the told his people that there was no religious obligation is Islam for wearing a veil or a burka. These are just customs. Yet most Muslims still believe that veils and burkas were required by God. The only Koranic statement on the subject simply says that women should dress modestly. Despite his efforts, veils and burkas are still required by most Afghani families and most people think the requirement is religious.
Most modern feminists would not agree with this quotation by one of the great early femonists.
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, FRS known simply as Lord Byron, was an English peer, who was a poet and politician. He was one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement and is regarded as one of the greatest English poets. He remains widely read and influential. Among his best-known works are the lengthy narrative poems Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage; many of his shorter lyrics in Hebrew Melodies also became popular.