Think of submitting our measure to the advice of politicians! I would as soon submit the subject of the equality of a goose to a fox.
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It is better to be true to what you believe, though that be wrong, than to be false to what you believe, even if that belief is correct.
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Birth: | 14th February, 1847 |
Death: | 2nd July, 1919 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Activist, Leader, Physician |
Anna Howard Shaw was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. She was a leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. She was also a physician and one of the first ordained female Methodist ministers in the United States. In 1873, Shaw entered Albion College, a Methodist school in Albion, Michigan. After Albion College, Shaw attended Boston University School of Theology in 1876. After her ordination, Shaw received an M.D. from Boston University in 1886. During her time in medical school, Shaw became an outspoken advocate of political rights for women.
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