"The greatest block today in the way of woman's emancipation is the church, the canon law, the Bible and the priesthood."

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American Activist

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"The greatest block today in the way of woman's emancipation is the church, the canon law, the Bible and the priesthood."

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