The fact is, that to do anything in the world worth doing, we must not stand shivering on the bank, thinking of the cold and the danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can.
Early feminist philosopher
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"I am not afraid to own that I am a woman."
Humorous"How can a rational being be ennobled by any thing that is not obtained by its own exertions?"
Strange & Unusual"The education of women has been so managed that the sex has been rendered an artificial, weak character, and, consequently, more or less useless members of society."
Controversial"The common source of all the follies which degrade women, is the inexperience which they are condemned to acquire, till they are mothers of families."
Controversial"I would fain persuade women to endeavor to acquire strength, both of mind and body."
Strange & Unusual