“The proletarian woman fights hand in hand with the man of her class against capitalist society.”
“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 not sufficient to crush capitalism and to emancipate the workers from their tyranny.”
“When the men are silent, it is our duty to raise our voices in behalf of our ideals.”
“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.”
“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.”
“The machines, the modern mode of production, slowly undermined domestic production and not just for thousands but for millions of women the question arose: Where do we now find our livelihood?”
“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 organised.”
