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When a man says to me, 'Let us work together in the great cause you have undertaken, and let me be your companion and aid, for I admire you more than I have ever admired any other woman,' then I shall say, 'I am yours truly'; but he must ask me to be his equal, not his slave.
When a man says to me, 'Let us work together in the great cause you have undertaken, and let me be your companion and aid, for I admire you more than I have ever admired any other woman,' then I shall say, 'I am yours truly'; but he must ask me to be his equal, not his slave.
Approximate author period: c. 1863 AD · industrial
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- Susan B. Anthony
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- Approximate author period: c. 1863 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for Susan B. Anthony: life dates 1820 to 1906. Wikidata Q192245, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192245 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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