Quotes by Women's Rights Activists

I pray every single moment of my life not on my knees but with my work. My prayer is to lift women to equality with men. Work and worship are one with me.

...the women of this nation in 1876, have greater cause for discontent, rebellion and revolution than the men of 1776.

Every human being has like Socrates an attendant spirit and wise are they who obey its signals. If it does not always tell us what to do it always cautions us what not to do.

A comfortable old age is the reward of a well-spent youth. Instead of its bringing sad and melancholy prospects of decay it would give us hopes of eternal youth in a better world.

If young men and young women are brought up to consider frugality contemptible, and industry degrading, it is vain to expect they will at once become prudent and useful, when the cares of life press heavily upon them.

We first crush people to the earth, and then claim the right of trampling on them forever, because they are prostrate.

Religion without humanity is a poor human stuff.

The only question left to be settled now is are women persons?

Woman must not depend upon the protection of man but must be taught to protect herself.