‘I Want Women to Turn’ — Ethel Smyth Quote Tee | Wear Words Black-on-White Statement Shirt — Oversized Tee

“I want women to turn their minds to big and difficult jobs.” Ethel Smyth wrote this in a 1902 letter to Henry Brewster, girding to cross the Atlantic and oversee her opera Der Wald at the Metropolitan Opera — where it stayed the only opera by a woman staged there until 2016. She wanted women pointed at the big, hard, consequential work: to her the difficulty was the whole invitation.

**AS Colour 5082 “Faded Bone” — Oversized Tee (Cream finish).** 100% carded cotton, heavyweight 240 gsm, garment-dyed — each tee fades a little differently, so no two are identical. Oversized, boxy relaxed fit, dropped shoulders, wide twin-stitched ribbed neck, side-seamed, pre-shrunk (size down for a less roomy look). Care: machine wash cold inside-out with like colors, do NOT bleach, do NOT tumble dry (line dry in the shade to protect the garment dye), cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).