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I believe that it is as much a right and duty for women to do something with their lives as for men and we are not going to be satisfied with such frivolous parts as you give us.

— Louisa May Alcott Rose in Bloom (1876)

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Women have been called queens a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling.

It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.

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Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.

Little Women (1868)

Lovely weather so far; I don't know how long it will last, but I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.

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