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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

The woman is uniformly sacrificed to the wife and mother.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton means that a woman's individual identity and desires are often ignored or given up in favor of her roles as a wife and mother. This suggests society expects women to prioritize family duties over their own personal growth or ambitions.

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