Mary Church Terrell: Woman

Mary Church Terrell was African Americans' rights activist. Explore interesting quotes on woman.
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“By a miracle the 19th amendment has been ratified, we women now have a weapon of defense ... it will be a shame to us if we do not use it … we shall give our enemies a stick with which to break our head, Hold meetings, every time you meet a woman talk to her about going to the polls and vote!”

Mary Church Terrell

Source: p.310

Time , Women

“In the early 1890’s it required a great deal of courage for a woman to publicly to acknowledge before an audience that she believed in suffrage for her sex when she knew a majority did not.”

Mary Church Terrell

Source: p.144

Courage , Sex

“I arose and said, As a colored woman, I hope this association will include in the resolution the injustices of various kinds of which colored people are the victims.”

Mary Church Terrell

p. 143

Hope , People , Color