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“What made women's labour particularly attractive to the capitalists was not only its lower price but also the greater submissiveness of women. The capitalists speculate on the two following factors: the female worker must be paid as poorly as possible and the competition of female labour must be employed to lower the wages of male workers as much as possible. In the same manner the capitalists use child labour to depress women's wages and the work of machines to depress all human labour.”

Quote by Clara Zetkin

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Clara Zetkin
Clara Zetkin

Clara Zetkin was a German socialist and feminist activist. Born on July 5, 1857, she passed away on June 20, 1933. Zetkin played a significant role in German social and political life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, dedicating herself to the advancement of women's rights and socialist causes. more

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