Forks of the Ohio
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- Mar 19, 2019
I need help trying to figure out the origin of a mantra that I read years ago in the "North and South" trilogy by John Jakes.
Jakes meant to illustrate that before the War, many people felt that a woman should never be the subject of scandal or controversy or even draw attention to herself, and that a proper lady should only ever have her name in a newspaper two times: when she was born, and when she died.
Does anybody know where this came from? Was this from a famous saying? I've been trying to google the exact quote and the origin of this mantra, but no luck.
Jakes meant to illustrate that before the War, many people felt that a woman should never be the subject of scandal or controversy or even draw attention to herself, and that a proper lady should only ever have her name in a newspaper two times: when she was born, and when she died.
Does anybody know where this came from? Was this from a famous saying? I've been trying to google the exact quote and the origin of this mantra, but no luck.