ProverbPerseveranceEnglish origin1801

A woman's work is never done

Meaning: From rise of morn to set of sun Woman's work is never done.

Origin: It is found in an 1801 version of the poem "Darby and Joan," and in 1827 a Rhode Island newspaper printed the familiar couplet: "Man works from sun to sun, but woman's work is never done." It reflects the endless round of domestic work that fell to women.

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