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It defines women in solely in terms of their relationship to men. As such it offers no insight into women but says everything about the person saying it. Which brings us to context and who said it. Was it a character in one of his novels? In this case it may well serve a good purpose.
But I just looked it up and as far as I can tell, it is a quote of some critic describing Hemmingway's portrayal of women. That is a totally different context and not what you said in your post. It also rings true in that sense. The last time I read Hemmingway phones had rotary dials, but I remember him being very male focussed in his writing.
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