Clara Zetkin

“What made women's labour particularly attractive to the capitalists was not only its lower price but also the greater submissiveness of women.”

“What practical conclusions may we now draw for our propaganda work among women? The task of this Party Congress must not be to issue detailed practical suggestions, but to draw up general directions for the proletarian women's movement.”

“When the men are silent, it is our duty to raise our voices in behalf of our ideals.”

“In individual industries where female labour pays an important role, any movement advocating better wages, shorter working hours, etc., would not be doomed from the start because of the attitude of those women workers who are not organized.”

“We would, however, perform an injustice to the bourgeois women's rights movement if we would regard it as solely motivated by economics. No, this movement also contains a more profound spiritual and moral aspect.”