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If we ever get to the polls once, you will never get us home.

~Anna Howard Shaw

Topics: Ever Get Home Never Once Polls Us Will You

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A gentleman opposed to their enfranchisement once said to me, women have never produced anything of any value to the world. I told him the chief product of the women had been the men, and left it to him to decide whether the product was of any value.

~Anna Howard Shaw

Topics: Any Anything Been Chief Decide Gentleman Had Him Left Me Men Never Once Opposed Produced Product Said Value Whether Women World

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Around me I saw women overworked and underpaid, doing men's work at half men's wages, not because their work was inferior, but because they were women.

~Anna Howard Shaw

Topics: Around Because Doing Half Inferior Me Men Saw Underpaid Wages Were Women Work

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On every side, and at every hour of the day, we came up against the relentless limitations of pioneer life.

~Anna Howard Shaw

Topics: Against Came Day Every Hour Life Limitations Pioneer Relentless Side Up

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If the women of the United States, with their free schools and all their enlarged liberties, are not superior to women brought up under monarchical forms of government, then there is no good in liberty.

~Anna Howard Shaw

Topics: Brought Forms Free Good Government Liberties Liberty Schools States Superior Then United United States Up Women

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It is better to be true to what you believe, though that be wrong, than to be false to what you believe, even if that belief is correct.

~Anna Howard Shaw

Topics: Be True Belief Believe Better Correct Even False Than Though True Wrong You

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Now one of two things is true: Either a republic is a desirable form of government, or else it is not.

~Anna Howard Shaw

Topics: Desirable Either Else Form Government Now Republic Things True Two

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Before I had crossed the threshold of my church I was made to realize that I was shepherd of a divided flock.

~Anna Howard Shaw

Topics: Before Church Crossed Divided Flock Had Made Realize Shepherd Threshold

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The idealists dream and the dream is told, and the practical men listen and ponder and bring back the truth and apply it to human life, and progress and growth and higher human ideals come into being and so the world moves ever on.

~Anna Howard Shaw

Topics: Apply Back Being Bring Come Dream Ever Growth Higher Human Human Life Idealists Ideals Life Listen Men Moves Ponder Practical Progress Truth World

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Think of submitting our measure to the advice of politicians! I would as soon submit the subject of the equality of a goose to a fox.

~Anna Howard Shaw

Topics: Advice Equality Fox Goose Measure Our Politicians Soon Subject Submit Think Would

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: February 14th, 1847

Died: July 2nd, 1919

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