American woman Quote by Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Women do not want to be dependent on government but want opportunities for all Americans to succeed.

— Mercedes Schlapp

At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else.

— Shirley Chisholm

Women are the social conscience of a country. They hold our societies together.

— Rajiv Gandhi

The women of the country have the power in their own hands, in spite of the law and the government being altogether of the…

— Victoria Woodhull

We need to empower women. Give women a voice in the decision-making process. Give women a political voice where they can champion, for their…

— Margaret Chan

Laws and traditions that hold back women, hold back entire societies.

— Hillary Clinton

Women ought to have representatives, instead of being arbitrarily governed without any direct share allowed them in the deliberations of government.

— Mary Wollstonecraft

“Women were responsible for raising next generation of citizens, they themselves needed to be well educated in order to teach their children. She never…

— Lynne Withey

All women, whatever be their position, should demand political equality as a means of a freer life, and one calculated to yield rich blessings…

— Clara Zetkin

Women need to see ourselves as individuals capable of creating change. That is what political and economic power is all about: having a voice,…

— Madeleine M. Kunin

Women leading means that Congress is working to create jobs, make quality child care more affordable and strengthen the middle class because we understand…

— Barbara Mikulski

Women hold up more than half the sky and represent much of the world's unrealized potential. They are the educators. They raise the children.…

— Ban Ki-moon