Woman’s degradation is in mans idea of his sexual rights. Our religion, laws, customs, are all founded on the belief that woman was made for man.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON
Elizabeth Cady Stanton on belief
Elizabeth Cady Stanton77 quotes“Woman’s degradation is in mans idea of his sexual rights. Our religion, laws, customs, are all founded on the belief that woman was made for man.”
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