“I expect to plead not for the slave only, but for suffering humanity e...” — Lucy Stone Quote

“I expect to plead not for the slave only, but for suffering humanity everywhere. Especially do I mean to labor for the elevation of my sex.”

“The idea of equal rights was in the air.”

“Leave women to find their sphere.”

“The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man.”

“Father had notions about manhood suffrage, public schools, the education and the elevation of the masses, and the gradual emancipation of the slaves, that did not suit the uncompromising views of people in places like Richmond.”

“There is no reason against woman's elevation, but prejudices.”