“We will stand by our homes and stay by our firesides by force if necessary, and we will not pay our debts to the loan-shark companies until the government pays its debts to us.”

About Mary Elizabeth Lease

Activist • American

Mary Elizabeth Lease was an influential American lecturer, writer, and political activist advocating for the Populist Party in the late 19th century. She was a powerful orator known for her passionate speeches on behalf...