1851 Article by Harriet Taylor ↑

The largest and highest sphere

We deny the right of any portion of the species to decide for another portion, or any individual for another individual, what is and what is not their “proper sphere.” The proper sphere for all human beings is the largest and highest which they are able to attain to. What this is, cannot be ascertained, without complete liberty of choice.

Harriet Taylor, 1851, from 1851 Article by Harriet Taylor