A woman who reads and thinks becomes a woman who acts. - Catharine Macaulay

"A woman who reads and thinks becomes a woman who acts."

Catharine Macaulay Literature

Historian Political Writer English 1731–1791

More from Catharine Macaulay

"The tyranny of custom is a powerful thing, and we must be vigilant against it."

"History is a record of the follies and wisdom of mankind."

"Women are not naturally inferior to men; they are made so by a vicious education."

"Truth is the foundation of all virtue."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Literature opens the mind to new worlds"

"The interesting thing about books is that they're made of words."

"Literature captures the essence of what it means to be human."