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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 19 quotes by Clara Zetkin Clara Zetkin Clara Zetkin (ca. 1920) Born Clara Josephine Eißner 5 July 1857 Wiederau, Saxony Died 20 June 1933 Arkhangelskoye, near Moscow Nationality German Occupation Politician Peace activist Women's rights activist Political party SPD (till 1917) USPD (1917–1922) (Spartacus wing) KPD (1920–1933) Partner(s) Ossip Zetkin (1850–1889) Children Maxim Zetkin (1883–1965) Konstantin "Kostja" Zetkin (1885–1980) Parents Gottfried Eißner Josephine... Read full biography of Clara Zetkin → 1 2 Ctrl → When a battle for suffrage is conducted, it should only be conducted according to socialist principles, and therefore with the demand of universal... → 0 The proletarian woman fights hand in hand with the man of her class against capitalist society. 0 In individual industries where female labour pays an important role, any movement advocating better wages, shorter working hours, etc., would not be... → 0 For reforms ameliorate the situation of the working class, they lighten the weight of the chains labour is burdened with by capitalism, but they are... → 0 Social Democratic and trade union organs have approved of the illegal invasion of Belgium, of the massacre of suspected guerrillas, as well as their... → 0 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... → 0 What made women's labour particularly attractive to the capitalists was not only its lower price but also the greater submissiveness of women. 0 When the men are silent, it is our duty to raise our voices in behalf of our ideals. 0 The most disastrous phenomenon of the current situation is the factor that imperialism is employing for its own ends all the powers of the... → 0 When the men kill, it is up to us women to fight for the preservation of life. 0 Women's propaganda must touch upon all those questions which are of great importance to the general proletarian movement. The main task is... → 0 Bourgeois society is not fundamentally opposed to the bourgeois women's movement, which is proven by the fact that in various states reforms of... → 0 Each reform, therefore, improving the economical and political situation of the workers proves to be an arm that increases the energy with which the... → 0 1 2 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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19 quotes by Clara Zetkin