Entitled Quote by Victoria Woodhull
“I come before you to declare that my sex are entitled to the inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Women's Rights Convention, 1872
She asserts women's equal entitlement to fundamental rights and freedoms.
In simple terms: Women deserve the same rights as men.
Key Takeaway
Advocate for equal rights.
Themes
equality
rights
justice
gender
freedom
Mood
inspirational
assertive
Type
political
historical
When to use this quote
- voting rights
- legal reforms
- education access
- workplace equality
Key Concepts
human rights
civil liberties
political empowerment
Questions to Reflect On
- How can we protect these rights today?
- What actions reinforce equality?
A Different Perspective
Resistance from entrenched patriarchal structures persists.
![“The evidence of [the] natural right [of expatriation], like that of our right to life, liberty, the use of our faculties, the pursuit of happiness, is not left to the feeble and sophistical investigations of reason, but is impressed on the sense of every man. We do not claim these under the…” quote by Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ad1/thomas-jefferson-43_charter_the-evidence-of-the-natural-right-of-exp_2308565.jpg)
