Assertiveness Quote by Mary Edwards Walker
“I fired the ball for the purpose of giving those dudes to understand upon what ground I stood, believing that those of this class who believe that there are no women capable of taking care of themselves when young, would inform their friends that they might be in danger of their lives if they approached me.”
![“A woman reasons by telegraph, and his [a man's] stage-coach reasoning cannot keep pace with hers.” quote by Mary Edwards Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/111/mary-edwards-walker-48592_coaches_a-woman-reasons-by-telegraph-and-his-a-m_2320655.jpg)
![“You [men] are not our protectors… If you were, who would there be to protect us from?” quote by Mary Edwards Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4c0/mary-edwards-walker-48592_inspirational_you-men-are-not-our-protectors-if-you-we_2553897.jpg)
![“[On her wearing pants:] The greatest sorrows from which women suffer today are those physical, moral and mental ones, that are caused by their unhygienic manner of dressing! The want of the ballot is but a toy by comparison.” quote by Mary Edwards Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/63a/mary-edwards-walker-48592_ballots_on-her-wearing-pants-the-greatest-sorrow_2873052.jpg)
![“You [men] are our protectors, is not true; for if you were, who would there be to protect us from?” quote by Mary Edwards Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ff6/mary-edwards-walker-48592_abolitionist_you-men-are-our-protectors-is-not-true-f_3228585.jpg)
![“[After her 18-day disappearance in 1974:] I love my husband very, very much, but he didn't ask me when he ran for mayor and he didn't consult me about running for governor. It would be nice to be asked. ... You know, I've been my mother's daughter, my father's daughter, the wife of my husband, the…” quote by Angela Alioto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a5a/angela-alioto-29373_ask-me_after-her-18-day-disappearance-in-1974-i_125354.jpg)
