Queen Victoria:

It is a terrible thing this independent spirit in young people.

— Queen Victoria Modern

British monarch, Victorian era

From her journals, regarding her children's desire for autonomy.

1860s

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"I wish I had been born a boy."

"The lot of women is indeed a hard one."

"It is a pleasure to be able to do some good."

"I am a very ordinary person."

"I have always been independent."