Jane Grey Swisshelm

Famous quotes containing the words jane grey swisshelm, grey swisshelm, grey and/or swisshelm:

    When a woman starts out in the world on a mission, secular or religious, she should leave her feminine charms at home.
    Jane Grey Swisshelm (1815–1884)

    A woman with her two children was captured on the steps of the capitol building, whither she had fled for protection, and this, too, while the stars and stripes floated over it.
    —Jane Grey Swisshelm (1815–1884)

    If any personal description of me is thought desirable, it may be said, I am, in height, six feet, four inches, nearly; lean in flesh, weighing, on an average, one hundred and eighty pounds; dark complexion, with course black hair, and grey eyes—no other marks or brands recollected.
    Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)

    You should try to understand every thing you see and hear; to act and judge for yourselves; to remember you each have a soul of your own to account for; M a mind of your own to improve. When you once get these ideas fixed, and learn to act upon them, no man or set of men, no laws, customs, or combinations of them can seriously oppress you.
    —Jane Grey Swisshelm (1815–1884)