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Henrietta Szold

Women were freed from positive duties when they could not perform them, but not when they could.

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Henrietta Szold is saying that women were excused from responsibilities only when they were unable to fulfill them, but expected to fulfill those duties whenever they were capable. This highlights a double standard where women's obligations were conditional on their ability rather than applied equally.

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