It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union.... Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less.

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A republican government should be based on free and equal education among the people

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I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand.

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Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform. Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation, and publicly and privately, in season and out, avow their sympathy with despised and persecuted ideas and their advocates, and bear the consequences.

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I look for the day...when the only criterion of excellence or position shall be the ability and character of the individual; and this time will come.

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Join the union, girls, and together say Equal Pay for Equal Work.

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There shall never be another season of silence until women have the same rights men have on this green earth.

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Liberty, Humanity, Justice, Equality

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I do not assume that woman is better than man. I do assume that she has a different way of looking at things.

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Women should have equal pay for equal work and they should be considered equally eligible to the offices of principal and superintendent, professor and president. So you must insist that qualifications, not sex, shall govern appointments and salaries.

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