I ask the rights to pursue happiness by having a voice in that government to which I am accountable.
Victoria WoodhullRead
If women would today would rise en masse and demand their emancipation, the men would be compelled to grant it.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the power of collective action among women to achieve their freedom and rights.
Victoria Woodhull's quote highlights the idea that if women were to unite and demand their liberation from societal constraints, the men in power would have no choice but to respond favorably. It underscores the strength that comes from solidarity and collective activism in the pursuit of equality and justice, suggesting that societal change requires both awareness and determination from marginalized groups.
Themes
EmancipationWomenRightsActivismEquality
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a women's rights rally to inspire unity and action.
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Victoria WoodhullRead
Good care is taken that each state shall have its prisons . . . and other asylums; but not one building is erected nor one law enforced that would teach the people how not to contribute to these over-crowded receptacles of human misery . . . . All of our politicians are ready to deal with the effects, but not one of them is brave enough to penetrate the substratum of society and deal with the cause.
Victoria WoodhullRead
Suffrage is a common right of citizenship. Women have the right of suffrage. Logically it cannot be escaped.
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Denounce me for advocating freedom if you can, and I will bear your curse with a better resignation.
Victoria WoodhullRead
Rude contact with facts chased my visions and dreams quickly away, and in their stead I beheld the horrors, the corruption, the evils and hypocrisy of society, and as I stood among them, a young wife, a great wail of agony went out from my soul.
Victoria WoodhullRead
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