Nothing adds such dignity to character as the recognition of one's self- sovereignty.
Elizabeth Cady StantonIt requires philosophy and heroism to rise above the opinion of the wise men of all nations and races.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton... so long as woman labors to second man's endeavors and exalt his sex above her own, her virtues pass unquestioned; but when shedares to demand rights and privileges for herself, her motives, manners, dress, personal appearance, and character are subjects for ridicule and detraction.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton