 whereas women, either because of the fragility and delicate disposition of their sex are excluded from several roles, and are incapable of certain commitments.
Source: Denis Diderot and Jean Le Rond d'Alembert, eds., Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts, et des métiers par une societé des gens de lettres, 17 vols. (175165) (Paris: Briasson, 1756), 6:46876.