Anna Howard Shaw Quotes:
Ocupation: Physician
Life: February 14, 1847 - July 2, 1919
Birthday: February 14
Death: July 2
I spoke at a woman's club in Philadelphia yesterday and a young lady said to me afterwards, "Well, that sounds very nice, but don't you think it is better to be the power behind the throne?" I answered that I had not had much experience with thrones, but a woman who has been on a throne, and who is now behind it, seems to prefer to be on the throne.
topic: Nice, Thinking, Yesterday, Young Ladies
