Elsie Lincoln Benedict
Elsie Lincoln Benedict, known as 'The Wonder Woman,' was a prominent lecturer and advocate for women's rights in the early 20th century. Born Elsie Vandegrift in 1885, she became a key figure in the national suffrage movement, personally recruited by Carrie Chapman Catt for her exceptional debate skills and persuasive speaking. As one of the highest-paid suffragist leaders in America, she played a significant role in advocating for women's voting rights, reaching millions through her lectures in the 1920s and 1930s. Beyond her suffrage work, Benedict was a pioneer in promoting the law of attraction, a concept that gained popularity through her engaging lecture series. She founded Brainology, a course focused on scientific mind training, which reflected her belief in the power of the mind to shape one's reality. Her contributions to self-help and personal development laid the groundwork for future thinkers like Napoleon Hill and Dale Carnegie, making her a significant figure in the evolution of motivational speaking and personal empowerment.
Famous Quotes
View all 3 quotes“There are no accidents. Everything that happens in our individual world, just as every occurrence in the material universe, is brought about by the operation of law. The person who is constantly meeting unhappiness, poverty, disease and failure in his life is creating these things for himself. He may be ever so well-meaning. Personal hells too are often “paved with good intentions.” We make or unmake ourselves. In the great subconscious armory we forge the weapons that destroy us or the tools by which we build palaces of peace, power and prosperity.”
“Most people use less brains in selecting the person with whom they are to spend their lives than they do in choosing an automobile, a bicycle or a cut of steak. Love isn’t enough; there must also be understanding.”
“When poverty comes in the door love flies out the window" is a saying as old as it is sad.”
