I want to say to you who think women cannot succeed, we have brought the government of England to this position, that it has to face this alternative: either women are to be killed or women are to have the vote.
Emmeline PankhurstRead
You must make women count as much as men; you must have an equal standard of morals; and the only way to enforce that is through giving women political power so that you can get that equal moral standard registered in the laws of the country. It is the only way.
Interpretation
The quote advocates for gender equality through political empowerment of women.
Emmeline Pankhurst emphasizes that true equality between men and women cannot be achieved without giving women political power. She argues that to have the same moral standards applied to both genders, women need to be actively involved in politics so that these standards can be legally recognized and enforced, thereby advocating for systemic change in society's views on morality and gender roles.
In practice
Using this quote in a speech about women's rights at a rally.
I want to say to you who think women cannot succeed, we have brought the government of England to this position, that it has to face this alternative: either women are to be killed or women are to have the vote.
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