Womens Suffrage Quotations

The first organised opposition by women to women's suffrage in England dates from 1889, when a number of ladies led by Mrs Ward appealed against the proposed extension of the Parliamentary suffrage to women.

What is true of Mr. Mill's influence on the women's-suffrage question is true also of the other political movements in which he took an active interest.

Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation.

We fully believed, so soon as we saw that woman's suffrage was right, every one would soon see the same thing, and that in a year or two, at farthest, it would be granted.

Our 'pathway' is straight to the ballot box, with no variableness nor shadow of turning.

White supremacy will be strengthened, not weakened, by women's suffrage.

I used to oppose women's suffrage and I've come to support it because these women have convinced me that we need full gender equality for full democratic participation.