“Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform. Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation.”

—  Susan B. Anthony

On the Campaign for Divorce Law Reform (1860)

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American women's rights activist 1820–1906

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