On every side, and at every hour of the day, we came up against the relentless limitations of pioneer life.

I have everything in the world that is necessary to happiness, good faith, good friends and all the work I can possibly do. I think God's greatest blessing to the human race was when He sent man forth into the world to earn his bread by the sweat of his face. I believe in toil, in the dignity of labor, but I also believe in adequate compensation for that toil.

I wake up every morning with a great desire to live joyfully.

Any woman who does not live for unselfish service is a useless cumberer of the earth.

I care nothing for all the political parties in the world except as they stand for justice.

On every side, and at every hour of the day, we came up against the relentless limitations of pioneer life.

Valentine's Day is a sham created by card companies to reinforce gender stereotypes. [..] I'll buy some cookies, but NOT for Valentine's Day. These cookies celebrate the February 14th birthday of Anna Howard Shaw, famed American suffragette.