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When a battle for suffrage is conducted, it should only be conducted according to socialist principles, and therefore with the demand of universal suffrage for women and men.

~Clara Zetkin

Topics: According Battle Demand Men Only Principles Should Socialist Suffrage Therefore Universal Women Women And Men

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All women, whatever be their position, should demand political equality as a means of a freer life, and one calculated to yield rich blessings to society.

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Topics: All Women Blessings Calculated Demand Equality Freer Life Means Political Position Rich Should Society Whatever Women Yield

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We are not making this demand for the sake of a principle, but in the interests of the proletarian class.

~Clara Zetkin

Topics: Class Demand Interests Making Principle Proletarian Sake

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In individual industries where female labour pays an important role, any movement advocating better wages, shorter working hours, etc., would not be doomed from the start because of the attitude of those women workers who are not organized.

~Clara Zetkin

Topics: Advocating Any Attitude Because Better Doomed Etc Female Hours Important Important Role Individual Industries Labour Movement Organized Pays Role Start Those Wages Where Who Women Workers Working Would

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The workers have nothing to gain from this war, but they stand to lose everything that is dear to them.

~Clara Zetkin

Topics: Dear Everything Gain Lose Nothing Stand Them War Workers

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What made women's labour particularly attractive to the capitalists was not only its lower price but also the greater submissiveness of women.

~Clara Zetkin

Topics: Also Attractive Capitalists Greater Labour Lower Made Only Particularly Price Women

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Social Democratic and trade union organs have approved of the illegal invasion of Belgium, of the massacre of suspected guerrillas, as well as their wives and children, as well as the destruction of their homes in various towns and districts.

~Clara Zetkin

Topics: Approved Belgium Children Democratic Destruction Districts Homes Illegal Invasion Massacre Organs Social Suspected Towns Trade Trade Union Union Various Well Wives

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The bourgeois woman not only demands her own bread, but she also requests spiritual nourishment and wants to develop her individuality.

~Clara Zetkin

Topics: Also Bourgeois Bread Demands Develop Her Individuality Nourishment Only Own Requests She Spiritual Wants Woman

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It is out of the question that the task of socialist women's activity should be to alienate proletarian women from duties as wives and mothers; on the contrary, it must operate so this task is fulfilled better than before, precisely in the interests of the proletariat.

~Clara Zetkin

Topics: Activity Alienate Before Better Contrary Duties Fulfilled Interests Mothers Must On The Contrary Operate Out Precisely Proletarian Proletariat Question Should Socialist Task Than Wives Women

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The proletarian woman fights hand in hand with the man of her class against capitalist society.

~Clara Zetkin

Topics: Against Capitalist Class Fights Hand Her Man Proletarian Society Woman

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Politician

Born: July 5th, 1857

Died: June 20th, 1933

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