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# Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward was an early feminist American author and intellectual who challenged traditional Christian beliefs of the afterlife, challenged women's traditional roles in marriage and family, and advocated clothing reform for women.

## Quick Facts About Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

Notable works The gates ajar

## About Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward was an early feminist American author and intellectual who challenged traditional Christian beliefs of the afterlife, challenged women's traditional roles in marriage and family, and advocated clothing reform for women.

##  Quotes by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

> [“My wife and I said good-bye the next morning in a little sheltered place among the lumber on the wharf; she was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-stuart-phelps/my-wife-and-i-said-good-bye-the-next-morning-in-a-little-sheltered/)

[Elizabeth Stuart Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-stuart-phelps/)

[Cry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cry/)

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> [“Success for a woman means absolute surrender, in whatever direction. Whether she paints a picture, or loves a man, there is no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-stuart-phelps/success-for-a-woman-means-absolute-surrender-in-whatever-direction/)

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[Division of labor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/division-of-labor/)

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> [“They don't take the Bible as a general thing, sailors don't; though I will say that I never saw the man at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-stuart-phelps/they-don-t-take-the-bible-as-a-general-thing-sailors-don-t-though-i/)

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[Bible](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bible/)

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