Womens Suffrage Quotes

“I raise up my voice—not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard.”

“The fundamental principle of democracy is the worth and dignity of the individual.”

“We ask justice, we ask equality, we ask that all the civil and political rights that belong to citizens of the United States, be guaranteed to us and our daughters forever.”

“Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.”

“I never doubted that equal rights was the right direction. Most reforms, most problems are complicated. But to me there is nothing complicated about ordinary equality.”

“The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights.”

“I want to be something so much worthier than the doll in the doll's house.”

“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”

“Social progress can be measured by the social position of the female sex.”

“Courage in women is often mistaken for insanity.”

“The right of self-government does not comprehend the government of others.”

“Politics is not a man's world anymore.”

“When we're unemployed, we're called lazy; when the men are unemployed it's called a depression.”

“No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens.”

“A woman is like a tea bag – you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.”

“There will never be a new world order until women are a part of it.”

“The vote is the emblem of your equality, women of America, the guarantee of your liberty.”

“The vote means nothing to women. We should be armed.”

“Now all we need is to continue to speak the truth fearlessly, and we shall add to our number those who will turn the scale to the side of equal and full justice in all things.”

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.”