Carrie Chapman Catt was an American social reformer and a leading figure in the women's suffrage movement in the United States. She was instrumental in the passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, and served as the president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association twice.
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“White supremacy will be strengthened, not weakened, by women's suffrage.”
“living for a high purpose is as honorable as dying for it.”
“The vote is a power, a weapon of offense and defense, a prayer.”
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“If we learn from the experience, there is no failure, only delayed victory.”
“The vote has been costly. Prize it...understand what it means and what it can do for your country.”
“No written law has ever been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion.”
“The vote is the emblem of your equality, women of America, the guarantee of your liberty.”