Agonize, Organize, Florynce Kennedy

“Don't agonize. Organize.” - Fleet-tongued Florynce Kennedy. Fortunately, the Ur-activist of the Sixties and Seventies seldom stayed down in the dumps for long.

Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, complied by Autumn Stephens, page 70.

Reality, Leading Cause of Stress, Jane Wagner, Jennifer Unlimited

“Every time I close the door on reality it comes in through the windows.” - Jennifer Unlimited

“I made some studies, and reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it.” - Jane Wagner

Both quotes found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 100.

Fight, Ladylike, Mary "Mother" Jones

"No matter the fight, don't be ladylike! God almighty made women and the Rockefeller gang of thieves made the ladies." - Militant labor organizer Mary "Mother" Jones, one mean maternal unit to mess with.

(Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, compiled by Autumn Stephens.)

Defend the Rights, Not Stopping Now, Cecile Richards

“We will defend the rights we've won. We'll defend access to care millions depend on. We've been doing it 100 years. We're not stopping now.” - Cecile Richards, President, Planned Parenthood

From Ms. Magazine special election issue, page 10.

Powerless, Injustice, Protest, Despair, Working, Elie Wiesel

"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest." - Elie Wiesel

"We have to go into the despair and go beyond it, by working and doing for somebody else, by using it for something else." - Elie Wiesel

Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/elie_wiesel.html

Call to Action, Come Too Far, Eleanor Smeal, Kathy Spillar

"This is not the time for feminists to sit on the sidelines. We must fight on. We have come too far and worked too hard to go back now.

"This is a call to action. If you have the ability, desire and drive to volunteer for your favorite feminist cause or organization, the time to do so is now. Clinics need escorts; nonprofits need volunteer researchers, event organizers, administrators, lawyers, artists, designers, computer techies and fundraisers. Everyone and every skill count. We all need your passion, encouragement, skills, commitment, financial support—big or small." Eleanor Smeal, Kathy Spillar, Ms. Magazine, from the special election issue's and blog's "This is a Call to Action".

Injustice Anywhere, Threat, Justice Everywhere, Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

From http://www.inc.com/marla-tabaka/31-martin-luther-king-jr-quotes-to-inspire-greatness-in-you.html

Mother, Noble Status, Change, Florynce Kennedy

“Being a mother is a noble status, right? Right. So why does it change why you put 'unwed' or 'welfare' in front of it?” - Civil rights lawyer Florynce Kennedy, once lionized by the press as “Radicalism's Rudest Mouth” and as a “loud-mouthed middled-aged colored lady” by herself.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 193.

Repair the Roof, Sun is Shining, John F. Kennedy

“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.” - John F. Kennedy

Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 84.

Well Done, Old Broads, Bette Davis

“If you want a thing well done, get a couple of old broads to do it.” - Bette Davis

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 20.

Applying Pressure, Despair, Resignation, Elie Wiesel

"It may well be that our means are fairly limited and our possibilities restricted when it comes to applying pressure on our government. But is this a reason to do nothing? Despair is not an answer. Neither is resignation. Resignation only leads to indifference, which is not merely a sin but a punishment." - Elie Wiesel

This can be found at http://www.wisdomquotes.com/authors/elie-wiesel/.

Peaceful Revolution, John F. Kennedy

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” - John F. Kennedy

Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 84.

Famous, Great, Service, Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Not everybody can be famous. But everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 29.

Women, Fifty-Fifty Proposition, Men, Percentages, Flo Kennedy

“Any woman who still thinks marriage is a fifty-fifty proposition is only proving that she doesn't understand either men or percentages.” - Flo Kennedy

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 71.

Old Age, Sissies, Bette Davis

“Old age ain't no place for sissies.” - Bette Davis

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 74.

Take Sides, Neutrality, Silence, Elie Wiesel

“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” - Elie Wiesel

Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/elie_wiesel.html.

Prolonged Slavery of Women, Human History, Susan B. Anthony

"The prolonged slavery of woman is the darkest page in human history." - Susan B. Anthony, introduction, History of Woman Suffrage

Found on Notable Quotes at http://www.notable-quotes.com/a/anthony_susan_b.html.

Unhappy People, Fear Change, Mignon McLaughlin

“It's the most unhappy people who most fear change.” - Mignon McLaughlin

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 48.

Anti-Feminist, Church, Court, Flo Kennedy

“It is interesting to speculate how it developed that in two of the most anti-feminist institutions, the church and the law court, the men are wearing dresses.” - Flo Kennedy

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 36.

When I Grew Up, In Charge, Wilma Vaught

“What I wanted to be when I grew up was – in charge.” - Wilma Vaught, Brigadier General of the U.S. Air Force.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 156.

Greater the Handicap, Greater the Triumph, John H. Johnson

“I believe the greater the handicap the greater the triumph.” - John H. Johnson, Succeeding against the Odds, 1989

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 111.

Let Suffering Speak, Hear the Truth, Cornel West

“You must let suffering speak, if you want to hear the truth” ― Cornel West

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/6176.Cornel_West.

Not Voting, Not a Protest, Surrender, Keith Ellison

"Not voting is not a protest. It is a surrender." - Keith Ellison

Found in Country Living at https://www.countryliving.com/life/g24446791/voting-quotes/.

Repossess Your Life, Laugh, Try to Destroy, Toni Morrison

“You repossess your life when you laugh at the things that try to destroy you.” - Toni Morrison, Washington Post, Oct. 10, 1993

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 160.

No Man, Good Enough, Govern any Woman, Susan B. Anthony

"No man is good enough to govern any woman without her consent." - Susan B. Anthony

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/susan_b_anthony_399720.

Country, Deep Trouble, Serving Others, Cornel West

“The country is in deep trouble. We've forgotten that a rich life consists fundamentally of serving others, trying to leave the world a little better than you found it. We need the courage to question the powers that be, the courage to be impatient with evil and patient with people, the courage to fight for social justice. In many instances we will be stepping out on nothing, and just hoping to land on something. But that's the struggle. To live is to wrestle with despair, yet never allow despair to have the last word.” ― Cornel West

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/6176.Cornel_West.

Voting, Right of Every Citizen, Moral Obligation, Hillary Clinton

"Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process." - Hillary Clinton

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/hillary_clinton_168298?src=t_voting.

Wealthy, Democracy, Rights as Voters, America Ferrera

"I am most concerned about the wealthy owning our democracy. [It] feels as if very real efforts to disable our democracy are underway. Between the way our rights as voters are being attacked, the way elections themselves are being gerrymandered... I really think that if we don't show up in this moment, we will [have] missed potentially our last opportunity to really check this administration." America Ferrera, Actress and Political Activist

Found in Parade at https://parade.com/1084647/stephanieosmanski/election-voting-quotes/.