Quote by: Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

Success for a woman means absolute surrender, in whatever direction. Whether she paints a picture, or loves a man, there is no division of labor possible in her economy. To the attainment of any end worth living for, a symmetrical sacrifice of her nature is compulsory upon her.


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Author Bio


  • NameElizabeth Stuart Phelps
  • DescriptionAmerican author, intellectual and feminist
  • AliasesAuthor of Ellen's idol,; Mary Gray Phelps; Elizabeth Stuart Phelps; E. S. Phelps
  • BornAugust 31, 1844
  • DiedJanuary 28, 1911
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist