Quote by: Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

It is impossible to forget the sense of dignity which marks the hour when one becomes a wage-earner... I felt that I had suddenly acquired value to myself, to my family, and to the world.


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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