Quotes About Progress

No nation, no society, no community can hold its head high and claim to be part of the civilized world if it condones the practice of discriminating against one half of humanity represented by women.

If women could go into your Congress, I think justice would soon be done to the Indians.

Women, like men, must be educated with a view to action, or their studies cannot be called education.

Our 'pathway' is straight to the ballot box, with no variableness nor shadow of turning.

There will never be a generation of great men until there has been a generation of free women - of free mothers.

Growth and comfort do not coexist.

I think women can save civilization.

It is known that the best nations have always been those which concede the greatest amount of liberty to women.

Every time I fail I assume I will be a stronger person for it.

We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women's voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.

Women are like puzzles because prior to 1920 neither had the right to vote. Puzzles still don't.

Marriage ... is still the imperfect institution it must remain while women continue to be ill-educated, passive, and subservient.

Attaining a PhD is just an excuse that all young women are using nowadays to avoid starting families.

Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote.

Too much has already been said and written about women's sphere. Leave women, then, to find their sphere.

The one thing I feel is very hopeful, however, is the overwhelming participation of women in the movement for change.

In every generation women have to be taught their place one more time. The subordination of women is never accomplished for once and for all.

Be the catalyst for change. Empowering women, empowering humanity

Some of my best men are women!

You cannot make women contented with cooking and cleaning and you need not try.

Technology has brought many possibilities in education and health that are key to women.

The journey for women, no matter what venue it is - politics, business, film - it's, it's a long journey.

Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.

We need a new political movement of women and men toward a new society.