"Women of all classes are awakening to the necessity of self-support, but few are willing to do the ordinary useful work for which they are fitted."

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American Activist

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"Women of all classes are awakening to the necessity of self-support, but few are willing to do the ordinary useful work for which they are fitted."

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