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Forget I am a member of the Labour Party and remember that I am a woman

— Elizabeth McCombs

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Let us prove ourselves as good as any man, and better than some.

There is no reason why a woman should not receive the same pay for the same work as a man. To argue otherwise is to argue against justice.

I would like to warn honourable members, however, that women are never satisfied unless they have their own way. It happens in this case that the woman’s way is the right way.

Poverty is not the fault of the poor. It is the fault of a system that allows idleness at the top and starvation at the bottom.

I do hope that the women of New Zealand will realise...I will be their representative first.

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