ðə fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌv sˈiːkɪzəm, ɡjˈʊɹɹuː nˈænæk, ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻdli sˈɛd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ðˈæt "ɪt ɪz ɐ wˈʊmən hˌuː kˈiːps ðə ɹˈeɪs ɡˈoʊɪŋ" ænd ðæt wiː ʃˌʊd nˈɑːt "kənsˈɪdɚ wˈʊmən kˈɜːst ænd kəndˈɛmd, wɛn fɹʌm wˈʊmən ɑːɹ bˈɔːɹn lˈiːdɚz ænd kˈɪŋz.
The founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, reportedly said in 1499 that "[it] is a woman who keeps the race going" and that we should not "consider woman cursed and condemned, [when] from woman are born leaders and kings.