Excerpt from Woman and Her Era, Vol. 1
Nearly twenty-two years have elapsed since the Truth which is the burthen of the following pages, first took possession of my mind. It has ever since held its place unwaveringly, there. No conflict of theory or purpose, with regard to Woman's nature, the greatness of her responsibility, or the moral magnificence of her destiny, has ever been possible to me since that day. Hence, I have never been able to co-operate with any party on the Woman Question, and have constantly, therefore, been exposed, by its stringency among us, to the disadvantages one always suffers who is a sympathetic, yet dissenting spectator of any earnest movement. It is impossible to escape the reproaches either of its opponents or its advocates. None more than I, has respected the effort for Woman, wherever made, and on whatever theoretic basis. That it has seemed to me, as conveyed in its most current nomenclature, of Woman's Rights, erroneous in philosophy, and in many practical matters, partially mistaken in direction, has not prevented my just appreciation of its value to society, or of the courage and faithfulness of those conducting it.
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