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I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute equality.

~Agnes Macphail

Topics: Absolute Equality Myself Other Want Women

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Do not rely completely on any other human being, however dear. We meet all life's greatest tests alone.

~Agnes Macphail

Topics: Alone Any Being Dear Greatest However Human Human Being Life Meet Other Rely Tests

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I owed it to my father that I was elected to Parliament in the first place, but I owed it to my mother that I stuck it out once I got there.

~Agnes Macphail

Topics: Elected Father First First Place Got Mother Once Out Owed Parliament Place Stuck

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I believe the preservation of the home in the future lies almost entirely in the hands of men.

~Agnes Macphail

Topics: Almost Believe Entirely Future Hands Home Lies Men Preservation I Believe I Believe The

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If the preservation of the home means the enslavement of women, economically or morally, then we had better break it.

~Agnes Macphail

Topics: Better Break Economically Enslavement Had Home Means Morally Preservation Then Women

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Whatever is dirty, it is women's job to clean up, or drive some man to clean up, and that goes for everything from cellar to senate.

~Agnes Macphail

Topics: Cellar Clean Clean Up Dirty Drive Everything Goes Job Man Senate Some Up Whatever Women

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When I first came to the House of Commons and walked out into the lobby, men sprang to their feet. I asked them to sit down since I'd come to walk around. I didn't want them doing me favours.

~Agnes Macphail

Topics: Around Asked Came Come Commons Doing Down Favours Feet First House House Of Commons Lobby Me Men Out Since Sit Them Walk Walked Want

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I do not want to be the angel of any home: I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute equality. After that is secured, then men and women can take turns being angels.

~Agnes Macphail

Topics: Absolute After Angel Angels Any Being Equality Home Men Men And Women Myself Other Secured Take Then Turns Want Women

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Never apologize. Never explain. Just get the thing done, and let them howl.

~Agnes Macphail

Topics: Apologize Done Explain Get Howl Just Never Never Explain Them Thing

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If they are willing to give women economic freedom in that home, if they are willing to live by the standard they wish women to live by, then homes will be preserves.

~Agnes Macphail

Topics: Economic Economic Freedom Freedom Give Home Homes Live Preserves Standard Then To Live By Will Willing Wish Women

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Politician

Born: March 24th, 1890

Died: February 13th, 1954

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