Clara Zetkin Quotes

Clara Zetkin — German Politician born on July 05, 1857, died on June 20, 1933

Clara Zetkin was a German Marxist theorist, activist, and advocate for women's rights. In 1911, she organized the first International Women's Day... (wikipedia)

When the men are silent, it is our duty to raise our voices in behalf of our ideals.

The most disastrous phenomenon of the current situation is the factor that imperialism is employing for its own ends all the powers of the proletariat, all of its institutions and weapons, which its fighting vanguard has created for its war of liberation.

What made women's labour particularly attractive to the capitalists was not only its lower price but also the greater submissiveness of women.

What practical conclusions may we now draw for our propaganda work among women? The task of this Party Congress must not be to issue detailed practical suggestions, but to draw up general directions for the proletarian women's movement.

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 Quotes

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