The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being conside — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
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The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being considered soft indoor jobs that were too fiddly for the boys.

— Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
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