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It is only when women start to organize in large numbers…

“It is only when women start to organize in large numbers that we become a political force, and begin to move towards the possibility of a truly democratic society in which every human being can be brave, responsible, thinking and diligent in the struggle to live at once freely and unselfishly…” quote by Sheila Rowbotham
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““It is only when women start to organize in large numbers that we become a political force, and begin to move towards the possibility of a truly democratic society in which every human being can be brave, responsible, thinking and diligent in the struggle to live at once freely and unselfishly. Such a democracy would be communism, and is beyond our present imagining.””

Sheila Rowbotham

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

Collective organization of women creates political power and moves society toward a truly democratic, egalitarian system, which the author equates with communism beyond current imagination.

In simple terms: Women organizing yields political power and democratic society.

Key Takeaway

Support women's collective action.

Themes

politics gender democracy collectivism socialism

Mood

hopeful determined

Type

ideological inspirational

When to use this quote

  • activist movements
  • policy advocacy
  • community organizing

Key Concepts

feminist theory political empowerment utopian vision

Questions to Reflect On

  • How can women’s collective power reshape political systems?
  • What obstacles hinder building such a democracy?
A Different Perspective

Achieving true democracy may require systemic change beyond current structures.

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