"The education of women has been so managed that the sex has been rendered an artificial, weak character, and, consequently, more or less useless members of society."

"I am a solitary being, who has no ties to bind her to the world."

"The being who will not reason is a bigot; the being who cannot reason is a fool; and the being who dares not reason is a slave."

"Women are told from their infancy, and taught by the example of their mothers, that a little knowledge of human weakness, justly termed cunning, softness of temper, outward obedience, and a scrupulous…"

"To be independent of public opinion, is the first step towards dignity."