Suffragists – Quotes

Often I have heard

Often I have heard the taunt that suffragists are women who have failed to find any normal outlet for their emotions, and are therefore soured and disappointed beings. This is probably not true of any suffragist, and it is most certainly not true of me. My home life and relations have been as nearly ideal … Read more

I thought I had

I thought I had been a suffragist before I became a Poor Law Guardian, but now I began to think about the vote in women’s hands not only as a right but as a desperate necessity. Emmeline Pankhurst

I suppose I had

I suppose I had always been an unconscious suffragist. With my temperament and my surroundings, I could scarcely have been otherwise. Emmeline Pankhurst

The whole argument with

The whole argument with the anti-suffragists, or even the critical suffragist man, is this: that you can govern human beings without their consent. Emmeline Pankhurst

We woman suffragists have

We woman suffragists have a great mission – the greatest mission the world has ever known. It is to free half the human race, and through that freedom to save the rest. Emmeline Pankhurst

I would rather be

I would rather be a rebel than a slave. Emmeline Pankhurst

Few countries have produced

Few countries have produced such arrogance and snobbishness as America. Particularly is this true of the American woman of the middle class. She not only considers herself the equal of man, but his superior, especially in her purity, goodness, and morality. Small wonder that the American suffragist claims for her vote the most miraculous powers. … Read more

Often I have heard

I thought I had

I suppose I had

We woman suffragists have

I would rather be

Few countries have produced

The moment we begin

All men would be

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