“The mother-women seemed to prevail that summer at Grand Isle. It was easy to know them, fluttering about with extended, protecting wings when any harm, real or imaginary, threatened their precious brood. They were women who idolized their children, worshiped their husbands, and esteemed it a holy privilege to efface themselves as individuals and grow wings as ministering angels.”
― The Awakening
Dallas, Texas
Bill Chance 
I didn’t know Kate Chopin or her books, but Grand Isle caught my attention, and now I’m better informed. Interesting.
I read “The Awakening” in school and, not paying attention, thought it took place in France. Re-reading it years later I realized it was in New Orleans. Very good short novella – worth reading.
Thanks for the recommendation.