"A woman reasons by telegraph, and his [a man's] stage-coach reasoning cannot keep pace with hers."

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Mary Edwards Walker

Surgeon, Women's rights activist

Mary Edwards Walker was a pioneering surgeon and women's rights advocate, known for her bold stance on gender equality and her role in the Civil War.

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"If it is right to be legally married, it is right to be legally divorced ... To be deprived of a Divorce is like being shut up in prison because someone attempted to kill you. It is just as honorable to get out of matrimonial trouble legally, as to be freed from any other wrong."

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