Feminism Quotes by Ernestine Rose

Much is said about the burdens and responsibilities of married men. Responsibilities indeed there are, if they but felt them: but as to burdens…

— Ernestine Rose

If you allow one single germ, one single seed of slavery to remain in the soil of America... that germ will spring up, that…

— Ernestine Rose

The main cause is a pernicious falsehood propagated against her being, namely that she is inferior by her nature. Inferior in what? What has…

— Ernestine Rose

Whatever good you would do out of fear of punishment, or hope of reward hereafter, the Atheist would do simply because it is good;…

— Ernestine Rose

Again, I shall be told that the law presumes the husband to be kind, affectionate, and ready to provide for and protect his wife.…

— Ernestine Rose

We have hardly an adequate idea how all-powerful law is in forming public opinion, in giving tone and character to the mass of society.

— Ernestine Rose

It is an interesting and demonstrable fact, that all children are atheists and were religion not inculcated into their minds, they would remain so.

— Ernestine Rose

I know that some endeavor to throw the mantle of romance over the subject and treat woman like some ideal existence, not liable to…

— Ernestine Rose

Cultivate the frontal portion of her brain as much as that of man is cultivated, and she will stand his equal at least. Even…

— Ernestine Rose

there is ten times more in the world than would maintain all in yet unknown luxury. Yet how much misery there is in our…

— Ernestine Rose

But it will be said that the husband provides for the wife, or in other words, he feeds, clothes and shelters her! I wish…

— Ernestine Rose

Blind submission in women is considered a virtue, while submission to wrong is itself wrong, and resistance to wrong is virtue alike in women…

— Ernestine Rose

If any difference should be made by law between husband and wife, reason, justice and humanity, if their voices were heard, would dictate that…

— Ernestine Rose

Silence is consent. And silence where life and liberty is at stake, where by a timely protest we could stay the destoyer's hand, and…

— Ernestine Rose

There is no reason against woman's elevation, but prejudices.

— Ernestine Rose