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"How the little courtesies of life on the surface of society, deemed so important from man towards woman, fade into utter insignificance in view of the deeper tragedies in which she must play her part alone, where no human aid is possible."

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About Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an American social reformer and central leader in the 19th-century women's rights movement. She helped organize the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention and coauthored the Declaration of Sentiments.

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