“A wife is property that one acquires by contract, she is transferable, because possession of her requires title; in fact, woman is, so to speak, only man's appendage; consequently, slice, cut, clip her, you have all rights to her.” MenFactsSpeakWomenMarriageCuttingWifeRightsPropertyPossessionTitlesAcquireContractsClip Author:Honore de Balzac
“I believe strongly in the rights of women... my mother is a woman, my sister is a woman, my daughter is a woman, my wife is a woman.” BelieveMotherI BelieveWifeRightsDaughterMy WifeMy DaughterMy Sister Author:Abdallah II
“Let wife and child perish, and lay bricks for your last crust, rather than part with an iota of your [copy]rights.” ChildrenLastsWifeRightsLaysCopiesBricks Author:George Bernard Shaw
“What man could afford to pay for all the things a wife does, when she's a cook, a mistress, a chauffeur, a nurse, a baby-sitter? But because of this, I feel women ought to have equal rights, equal Social Security, equal opportunities for education, an equal chance to establish credit.” MenFeelsDoeOpportunitySocialChancePayWifeRightsSecurityBabyOughtEqualCreditCooksNurseSocial SecurityMistressEqual RightsEqual OpportunityChauffeurs Author:Betty Ford
“I wasn't born a first lady or a senator. I wasn't born a Democrat. I wasn't born a lawyer or an advocate for women's rights and human rights. I wasn't born a wife or a mother.” FirstsHumansMotherBornWifeRightsDemocratHuman RightsLawyerWomens RightsSenatorsFirst Lady Book:Living History Source: Living History
“Sixty-three percent of our university students are female. But you still see violations of women's rights in Iran. A Muslim man can have up to four wives. He can divorce his wife without offering any reason, while it is quite difficult for a woman to get a divorce.” MenStillsReasonThreeDifficultFourWifeRightsStudentsPercentFemaleUniversityDivorceIranOfferingSixtyWomens RightsViolationUniversity Students Author:Shirin Ebadi
“Alan Alda and his wife Arlene are two of the most life-affirming people I've ever met. He espoused equal rights for women while producing, writing, acting in and directing M*A*S*H; he used to commute between the set and home because he didn't want to disrupt his kids' schooling.” PeopleWantWritingTwoHomeKidsUsedActingWifeRightsMetsEqualEqual RightsSchoolingAffirmingLife Affirming Author:Sanjeev Bhaskar