6 Quotes & Sayings By Clara Zetkin

Clara Zetkin was a German revolutionary, a Marxist and a feminist. She was born into a traditional Jewish family in Breslau in 1857. Her father died when she was nine years old, and her mother died when she was 18. She became an orphan at the age of 20 Read more

In 1877, Zetkin became involved in the Social Democratic Party ("Socialist Workers' Party") and the International Workingmen's Association ("First International"). She remained active in the Social Democratic Party and the First International until her arrest in 1907 for making anti-war speeches and later her arrest and imprisonment at the start of World War I.

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In individual industries where female labour pays an important role, any movement advocating better wages, shorter working hours, etc., would not be doomed from the start because of the attitude of those women workers who are not organized. Clara Zetkin
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All women, whatever be their position, should demand political equality as a means of a freer life, and one calculated to yield rich blessings to society. Clara Zetkin
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When the men kill, it is up to us women to fight for the preservation of life. Clara Zetkin
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What made women's labour particularly attractive to the capitalists was not only its lower price but also the greater submissiveness of women. Clara Zetkin
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When a battle for suffrage is conducted, it should only be conducted according to socialist principles, and therefore with the demand of universal suffrage for women and men. Clara Zetkin