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1,000–600 BC: The Bible (Old Testament)
>While I was still searching but not finding—I found one upright man among a thousand, but not one upright woman among them all. —Ecclesiastes 7:28
>For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey,and her speech is smoother than oil;but in the end she is bitter as gall,sharp as a double-edged sword. Her feet go down to death;her steps lead straight to the grave. —Proverbs 5:3-5
>For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread, but another man’s wife preys on your very life. —Proverbs 6:21
>Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife. —Proverbs 21:19
>Youths oppress my people, women rule over them. My people, your guides lead you astray; they turn you from the path. —Isaiah 3:12
>In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own food and provide our own clothes;only let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace! —Isaiah 4:1
570–510 BC: Pythagoras of Samos
>There is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman.