Reluctant Landmark Quote
Title
Reluctant Landmark Quote
Description
Newspaper article clipping, including a quote from Ann Hopkins during an interview.
Date
n.d.
Rights
Hollins University Archives
Format
PNG
Language
en-US
Type
Identifier
HAS(M)1
Coverage
United States
Text
"I had no choice but to sue," she said. "I had to do this as a matter of principle. It was inevitable and predictable. I did not set out to be a leader." She said she felt substantially vindicated by Gesell's ruling.
Hopkins said she would be happy to see her case become an important landmark for the women's movement. "But I would be a reluctant landmark," she said.
Hopkins said she would be happy to see her case become an important landmark for the women's movement. "But I would be a reluctant landmark," she said.
Original Format
paper
Files
Citation
“Reluctant Landmark Quote,” Hollins University Library Digital Exhibits, accessed November 7, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.hollins.edu/items/show/79.
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