Julia Ward Howe Quotes
I think nothing is religion which puts one individual absolutely above others, and surely nothing is religion which puts one sex above another.
Howe, Julia Ward. "What Is Religion?" The World's Parliament of Religions, edited by John Henry Barrows, vol. 2, The Parliament Publishing Company, 1893, p. 1251.
While this was a type of “Equal Rights Amendment”, It emphasized dignity rather than operations. For example, adultery was made a crime if committed by a woman (not for a man), And women could be dismissed from a job, simply because they were pregnant. And unusual aspect of this quotation is the fact that it applies to equality of dignity of Social status. In America we have this as an unwritten concept of fairness and egalitarianism, but it is not followed very much and certainly not guaranteed by our Constitution.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910
Julia Ward Howe was an American poet and author, known for writing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and the original 1870 pacifist Mother's Day Proclamation. She was also an advocate for abolitionism and a social activist, particularly for women's suffrage.
