Millicent Fawcett

“The arguments of our opponents have been... reduced to one, and that is 'We will not have it because we will not have it'.”

“The real protection of women is not the goodwill of men, but the power of the vote in their own hands.”

“We have been taunted with our powerlessness, and we have been told that we must not look for success until we have converted a majority of the men in the country. We are converting them.”

“What is the use of fighting for a vote if we have not got a country to vote in?”

“The first thing that is necessary for the happiness of a nation is that the mothers of that nation should be wise and virtuous.”

“Courage calls to courage everywhere, and its voice cannot be denied.”

“We are not downhearted, but we are desperately in earnest.”

“A large part of the present anxiety to improve the education of girls and women is also due to the conviction that the political disabilities of women will not be maintained.”

“There are many difficult places in the world, but I think you may find practical help in this: 'Do the next thing'.”

“Justice and freedom for women are things worth securing not only for their own sake but for civilisation itself.”

“The women's cause is man's. They rise or sink Together, dwarfed or godlike, bond or free.”