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

Quote by Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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The history of the past is but one long struggle upward to equality.

The history of the past is but one long struggle upward to equality.

The memory of my own suffering has prevented me from ever shadowing one young soul...

The memory of my own suffering has prevented me from ever shadowing one young soul...

The religious superstitions of women perpetuate their bondage more than all other adverse influences

The religious superstitions of women perpetuate their bondage more than all other adverse influences

The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface.

The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface.

That only a few, under any circumstances, protest against the injustice of long-established laws and...

That only a few, under any circumstances, protest against the injustice of long-established laws and...

The best protection any woman can have... is courage.

The best protection any woman can have... is courage.

Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility.

Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility.

The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of...

The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of...

The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of...

The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of...