Teresa Billington-Greig died in 1964. Teresa Billington's parents were Roman Catholics and so in 1884 she was sent to the Blackburn Convent School. She recalled her impressions of school in her unpublished autobiography. We were taught to be Catholic young ladies on the lines of the education given to our grandmothers. There were no oral lessons, no demonstrations, no analysis or breaking down of problems.
Man is afraid of women.
He proves it every day. History proves it for him - the history of politics, the history of industry, the history of social life. An examination of women's present position and of men's attitude towards the women's movement shows evidence of fear at every turn. Yes, it is quite true. There is always for him the fear that the end may come, and rebellion carries with it not merely the throwing off the yoke but alongside of it the dread of such vengeful retaliation as corresponds to the oppressor's tyranny.