The main cause is a pernicious falsehood propagated against her being, namely that she is inferior by her nature. Inferior in what? What has man ever done that woman, under the same advantages could not do?
Ernestine RoseRead
Away with that folly that her rights would be detrimental to her character - that if she were recognized as the equal to a man she would cease to be a woman!
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote argues against the idea that women's rights undermine their femininity, asserting that equality does not diminish their identity.
Ernestine Rose challenges the notion that granting women equal rights would somehow detract from their character or femininity. Instead, she emphasizes that equality with men is essential for women to fully realize their potential without losing their identity. The quote advocates for a redefinition of gender roles and asserts that being recognized as equal to men does not negate the essence of being a woman.
Themes
EqualityRightsFeminismIdentityWoman
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in discussions about gender equality during a women's rights seminar.
More from Ernestine Rose
All quotes →For here lies the corner stone of all the injustices done woman, the wrong idea from which all other wrongs proceed. She is not acknowledged as mistress of herself. For her cradle to her grave she is another's. We do indeed need and demand the other rights of which I have spoken, but let us first obtain OURSELVES.
Ernestine RoseRead
Again, I shall be told that the law presumes the husband to be kind, affectionate, and ready to provide for and protect his wife. But what right, I ask, has the law to presume at all on the subject?
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Books and opinions, no matter from whom they came, if they are in opposition to human rights, are nothing but dead letters.
Ernestine RoseRead
It is high time to compel man by the might of right to give woman her political, legal and social rights. She will find her own sphere in accordance with her capacities, powers and tastes; and yet she will be woman still.
Ernestine RoseRead
All that I can tell you is, that I used my humble powers to the uttermost, and raised my voice in behalf of Human Rights in general, and the elevation and Rights of Woman in particular, nearly all my life.
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