Brilliant Quote by Jeffrey Rosen
“Louis Brandeis actually changes his mind about women's suffrage because he works with these brilliant women in the women's suffrage movement like Josephine Goldmark, his sister-in-law, where he writes a Brandeis brief which convinced the court to uphold maximum hour laws for women by collecting all these facts and empirical evidence.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Congressional testimony, 1935
Working with women revealed their competence, changing his view on suffrage.
In simple terms: Collaboration changed his mind.
Seek diverse perspectives.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- policy making
- activism
- education
- legal advocacy
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What evidence convinces you most?
- How do you handle opposing views?
Changing opinions can be slow despite evidence.