Crystal Eastman was an American lawyer, activist, and academic, a prominent figure during the Progressive Era. Known for her work in labor rights, women's suffrage, and civil liberties, Eastman was a leading advocate for social justice. She was a key figure in the labor rights movement, a pivotal player in the women's suffrage movement, and a proponent of civil liberties.
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Source: Crystal Eastman on women and revolution
Source: Crystal Eastman on women and revolution
Source: Crystal Eastman on women and revolution
Source: Crystal Eastman on women and revolution
Source: Crystal Eastman on women and revolution
“Life is a big battle for the complete feminist.”
Source: Crystal Eastman on women and revolution
Source: Crystal Eastman on women and revolution
Source: Crystal Eastman on women and revolution
“The last thing a man becomes progressive about is the activities of his own wife.”
Source: Crystal Eastman on women and revolution
Source: Crystal Eastman on women and revolution
“[S]exual intercourse remains a means or the means of psychologically making a woman inferior.”
Source: Crystal Eastman on women and revolution
“If the feminist program goes to pieces on the arrival of the first baby, it's false and useless.”
Source: Crystal Eastman on women and revolution
Source: Crystal Eastman on women and revolution
Source: Crystal Eastman on women and revolution
Source: Crystal Eastman on women and revolution
“I would not have a woman go to Congress merely because she is a woman.”
Source: Crystal Eastman on women and revolution
“A good deal of tyranny goes by the name of protection.”
Source: Crystal Eastman on women and revolution