“I must be the mate of the man I had chosen; and if he would not come to my level, I must go to his.” IfsMenReadingWomenLevelsMarriageHe ManChosenMates Author:Jane Swisshelm
“As our boys and men are all expecting to be Presidents, so our girls and women must all hold themselves in readiness to preside inthe White House; and in no city in the world can honest industry be more at a discount than in this capital of the government of the people.” PeopleMenWorldGovernmentGirlHouseWomenPresidentWorkWhiteCitiesBoysHonestIndustryWhite HouseExpectingReadinessDiscountsCities In The World Author:Jane Swisshelm
“So, instead of spending my strength quarreling with the hand, I would strike for the heart of that great tyranny.” HeartHandsWomenMoneyStrengthEqualitySpendingStrikesTyranny Author:Jane Swisshelm
“Women should not weaken their cause by impracticable demands. Make no claim which could not be won in a reasonable time. Take onestep at a time, get a good foothold in it and advance carefully.” ShouldCausesWomenDemandClaimsEqualityReasonable Author:Jane Swisshelm
“It is an old adage, "All is fair in love as in war," but I thought not of general laws, and only felt a private grievance.” WarLawFeltWomenMarriageFairsUnhappinessAdagesGrievance Author:Jane Swisshelm
“I cannot tell what I am as much afraid of, as a woman who invariably washes on Monday. It is a kind of key to character; and if her mouth is not puckered and her brow wrinkled, they will be, unless she repents.” IfsKindCharacterWomenKeysMouthsMondayRepentBrows Book:Letters to Country Girls Source: Letters to Country Girls
“We have not the slightest idea that women are made of such light material that the breath of any fool or knave may blow them on the rocks of ruin.” MayMadeIdeasLightWomenRocksMaterialsFoolBreathsBlowRuinsSexismKnaves Author:Jane Swisshelm
