Lydia Sigourney

"Should pale death with arrow dread Make the ocean caves our bed, Though no eye of love might see Where that shrouded grave shall be, Thou! who hear'st the surges roll, Deign to save the suppliant soul."

"[T]he strength of a nation, especially of a republican nation, is in the intelligent and well-ordered homes of the people."

"A disposition to dwell on the bright side of character, is like gold to the possessor."

"Pride is a fruitful source of uneasiness. It keeps the mind in disquiet. Too high an opinion of ourselves, involves the desire of impressing others with the same opinion. This is often attended with difficulty. If we do not succeed in inspiring them with an equal idea of our own merits, we shall be expecting more deference and regard than they are inclined to pay. So, pride will be disappointed and offended."

"We speak of educating our children. Do we know that our children also educate us?"

"Mothers, whatever you wish your children to become, strive to exhibit in your own lives and conversation."

"The glorified spirit of the infant is a star to guide the mother to its own blissful clime."

"As a dedicated, successful writer, Lydia Sigourney violated essential elements of the very gender roles she celebrated. In the process, she offered young, aspiring women writers around the country an example of the possibilities of achieving both fame and economic reward."