The idealists dream and the dream is told, and the practical men listen and ponder and bring back the truth and apply it to human life, and progress and growth and higher human ideals come into being and so the world moves ever on.
Anna Howard Shaw Quotes
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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| Birth: | 14th February, 1847 |
| Death: | 2nd July, 1919 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Activist, Leader, Physician |
About
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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