They are the best mankind has to show for itself.

At least they are the things for which the race has slaved longest and which so far have best resisted attack.

We would like to pride ourselves that they were permanent, that we had settled some things.
And hence society resents a restless woman.

And this is logical enough.
Embroiled as man is in an eternal effort to conquer, understand, and reduce to order both nature and his fellows, it is imperative that he have some secure spot where his head is not in danger, his heart is not harassed.

Woman, by virtue of the business nature assigns her, has always been theoretically the maker and keeper of this necessary place of peace.