" Caroline stood, looking down at her daughter, loving her so much that she almost couldn't bear it. She wanted everything for Rachel---health and happiness, of course, but more, as well. A good education, travels to interesting places near and far, a prosperous life. Eventually, a husband she loved and who loved her in return. Boisterous sturdy children, thriving from the first breath they drew.
And more still. She wanted Rachel to be a responsible citizen when she became an adult, with all the rights the Constitution currently afforded white men but had clearly promised to everyone, regardless of sex or race, of religion or no religion at all. "

― Linda Lael Miller , The Yankee Widow