"He has usurped the prerogative of Jehovah himself, claiming it as his right to assign for her a sphere of action, when that belongs to her conscience and to her God. He has endeavored in every way that he could to destroy her confidence in her own powers, to lessen her self-respect, and to make her willing to lead a dependent and abject life."

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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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