Quote by: Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Put it down in capital letters: SELF-DEVELOPMENT IS A HIGHER DUTY THAN SELF-SACRIFICE. The thing that most retards and militates against women’s self development is self-sacrifice.


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Author Bio


  • NameElizabeth Cady Stanton
  • DescriptionSuffragist and Women's Rights activist
  • BornNovember 12, 1815
  • DiedOctober 26, 1902
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Suffrage Activist (female); Women's Rights Activist; Abolitionist
  • AwardsNational Women's Hall Of Fame