Manusmriti
उत्पादनमपत्यस्य जातस्य परिपालनम् । प्रत्यहं लोकयात्रायाः प्रत्यक्षं स्त्री निबन्धनम् ॥ २७ ॥
The production of children, the nurture of those born, and the daily life of men, (of these matters) woman is visibly the cause.
english translation
utpAdanamapatyasya jAtasya paripAlanam । pratyahaM lokayAtrAyAH pratyakSaM strI nibandhanam ॥ 27 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript