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Wuraola Esan Quotes

1909–1985 Nigeria

Chief Wuraola Adepeju Esan (1909–1985) was a Nigerian teacher, feminist and politician. She combined her political ambitions with those of a traditional aristocrat by serving as the Iyalode of Ibadan.

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Men are only afraid, and it is a shame on the men to be afraid of women.

Women are not inferior to men and should not be treated as such.

I am not saying that women are not as good fighters as men for their rights.

People are not put into the world to be controlled.

The progress of any country depends upon the contribution of all its citizens, men and women alike.

You may be able to direct, guide, give advice, but absolute control is not the prerogative of any human being.

Then it is a shame on the men if one woman cannot be among five or even ten men.

If we are three or four here, we shall be able to hold our own against all discriminations that may be done to women.

At every other conference, women were considered fit to be present, either as official or unofficial advisers; but this one which had taken place on our native soil, women were totally relegated to the background.

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