From the cradle to the grave she is subject to the power and control of man. Father, guardian, or husband, one conveys her like some piece of merchandise over to the other. — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
For here lies the corner stone of all the injustices done woman, the wrong idea from which all other wrongs proceed. She is not acknowledged as mistress of herself. For her cradle to her grave she is another's. We do… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
