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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

The history of the past is but one long struggle upward to equality.

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton means that throughout history, people have continuously worked hard to achieve equal rights and fair treatment. This ongoing effort shows that gaining equality has been a difficult and gradual process rather than something easily or quickly accomplished.

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