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To-day the woman is Mrs. Richard Roe, to-morrow Mrs. John Doe, and again Mrs. James Smith according as she changes masters, and she has so little self-respect that she does not see the insult of the custom.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton (2012). “The Woman's Bible: A Classic Feminist Perspective”, p.73, Courier Corporation
To-day the woman is Mrs. Richard Roe, to-morrow Mrs. John Doe, and again Mrs. James Smith according as she changes masters, and she has so little self-respect that she does not see the insult of the custom.