2 quotes by Belle Case La Follette (1859-1931), (Lawyer Women's Suffrage Activist)

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Belle Case La Follette

We women have the power to compel disarmament. We need not plead or beg. We have the ballot. On this issue of militarism we hold the balance of power.

Belle Case La Follette

To have you turn your searchlight on Washington politics is better than anything our guardian angel could do for us—on earth at least.

The Corruption that Steffens was uncovering was a black eye to both major parties. This strengthened the position of third party progressives.

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Belle Case La Follette

Born: April 21, 1859
Died: August 18, 1931
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Profession: Lawyer Women's Suffrage Activist

Biography

Belle Case La Follette was a women's suffrage, peace, and Civil Rights activist in Wisconsin, United States. She worked with the women's peace party during World War I. At the time of her death in 1931, The New York Times called her "probably the least known yet most influential of all American women who have had to do with public affairs in this country."

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