“We learned at an early age that it was men's interpretation of our religion that restricted women's opportunities, not our religion itself. Islam in fact had been quite progressive toward women from its inception.” MenFactsAgeOpportunityIslamInterpretationProgressiveInception Book:Daughter of Destiny: An Autobiography Source: Daughter of Destiny: An Autobiography
“All over America there is to be found a large and growing class of earnest, intelligent, progressive colored women . . . many of them warped and cramped for lack of opportunity, not only to do more but to be more.” AmericaFoundOpportunityClassGrowingIntelligentProgressiveEarnest Author:Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin