"The world cannot be seen by an unmoved spectator."

"The desire of being always admired is the reason why women are so often useless."

"I am not a mere ornament, but a helpmate."

"Contending for the rights of woman, my main argument is built on this simple principle, that if she be not prepared by education to become the companion of man, she will stop the progress of knowledge…"

"Taught from their infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and, roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison."