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Once men were afraid of women with ideas and a desire to vote. Today,…

Quote bySusan B. Anthony · 1820–1906

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Interview with Nellie Bly, New York World (February 2, 1896), p. 10..

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Once men were afraid of women with ideas and a desire to vote. Today, our best suffragists are sought in marriage by the best class of men.

— Susan B. Anthony

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