Behind every great man, there is a great woman
– Anonymous
| Wife: A critical evolutionary development which allowed the male of the species to successfully avoid the question: 〰 ⚤ 〰 “How do you do it – combine a family with a career?” 〰 ⚤ 〰 Unfortunately, this valuable adaptation has mutated and seems to have developed a mind of its own. |
While the origin is unknown, the first printed citation of “behind every great man, there’s a great women,” is from a Texas Newspaper when quoting Meryll Frost, a Canadian-born football player, who uttered these words after he was awarded the “Most Courageous Athlete of the Year” in 1946.
While I’m not a great man, there’s a great woman behind me.
– Meryll Frost
This shows beyond a reasonable doubt that over 75 years ago, there were people that believed in gender equality. That is the inspiration for our next comic …
By the 1960s and 1970s the women’s feminism adopted the slogan: “Behind every great man is an even greater woman.”