"Drudgery is as necessary to call out the treasures of the mind, as harrowing and planting those of the earth."

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Source: Margaret Fuller (2008). “Woman in the Ninteenth Century (EasyRead Large Bold Edition)”, p.370, ReadHowYouWant.com

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Margaret Fuller

Transcendentalist, Writer

Margaret Fuller was a 19th-century American journalist and feminist, known for her influential work 'Woman in the Nineteenth Century' advocating for women's rights.

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