If we believe that historical events are important, we must ... - Elizabeth Cady Stanton

"If we believe that historical events are important, we must believe that it is important to know how they occurred."

Elizabeth Cady Stanton History

Women's Rights Activist, Reformer American 1815–1902

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"I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must learn to protect herself, and there I take my stand."

"The true woman is as yet a lost creation."

"Failure is impossible."

"I have been called a feminist, and that is something I am proud of."

"I've seen a lot of things in my time."

"That's how we archaeologists tell time."

"We must learn from history or be doomed to repeat it."

"Every artifact tells a story."