I read, with a kind of hopeless envy, histories and legends of people of our craft who "do … - Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward

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I think there is another choice for women; it involves challenging Guyland and supporting each other.

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward

I read, with a kind of hopeless envy, histories and legends of people of our craft who "do not write for money. " It must be a pleasant experience to be able to cultivate so delicate a class of motives for the privilege of doing one's best to express one's thoughts to people who care for them. Personally, I have yet to breathe the ether of such a transcendent sphere. I am proud to say that I have always been a working woman, and always had to be.

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