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Quotes from Senators We are Here to Stay — Clara Lemlich

1886–1982 Ukraine

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How are women treated as they begin to grow? Girls as well as boys go into the factory as soon as they are old enough.

Senators We are Here to Stay (1912)

When these girls are brought to Court, to a court of men, do you know how they are punished? They are fined and punished for the things that men have done.

Senators We are Here to Stay (1912)

You men as a body who make the laws, and men of money who support the makers of the law are responsible for this system of ours that forces 30,000 girls out into the streets.

Senators We are Here to Stay (1912)

Just go through any of the public buildings at midnight and you will see old and middle-aged women on their knees scrubbing away the dirt that men of business have brought in during the day. That gives you a picture of how well men carry the burdens of women.

Senators We are Here to Stay (1912)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Clara Lemlich (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.