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Mary Ann Colclough
8 quotes
“I aspire to be an author, and a fair criticism, conducted without prejudice of sex, I am willing to submit to.”
Mary Ann Colclough (1836–1885) said by 1885 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quote from: Coleman, Jenny. (2017). Polly Plum: A Firm and Earnest Woman's Advocate. Dunedin: Otago University Press. ISBN 9780947522476.
“The right, as thinking, reasoning beings, to decide for themselves what is best for their own happiness. If they were satisfied with man’s decision, this agitation for change would not be.”
Mary Ann Colclough (1836–1885) said by 1885 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quote from: Clarke, Chanel. "Meri's parliamentary chest and Mary Ann's chair", Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Published: 14/11/2018.
“And then how black, how bitter, how real the yoke it, none can know but those who feel it. What a risk there is in marriages! What a perilous step to take.”
Mary Ann Colclough (1836–1885) said by 1885 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quote from: Coleman, Jenny. (2017). Polly Plum: A Firm and Earnest Woman's Advocate. Dunedin: Otago University Press. ISBN 9780947522476.
“I said that I did not think that women in any great numbers would ever concern themselves about politics, but I think those who have proved good queens regent and self-helpful women demonstrate the capacity that is in women for government.”
Mary Ann Colclough (1836–1885) said by 1885 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quote from: Coleman, Jenny. (2017). Polly Plum: A Firm and Earnest Woman's Advocate. Dunedin: Otago University Press. ISBN 9780947522476.
“The real grievance must be that there are men who object to women having brains or daring to use them.”
Mary Ann Colclough (1836–1885) said by 1885 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quote from: Coleman, Jenny. (2017). Polly Plum: A Firm and Earnest Woman's Advocate. Dunedin: Otago University Press. ISBN 9780947522476.
“...but let a woman once think and be daring enough to give the world the benefit of her thoughts, and great is the indignation of many who can witness quite approvingly all sorts of nonsensical acting in charades.”
Mary Ann Colclough (1836–1885) said by 1885 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quote from:Coleman, Jenny. (2017). Polly Plum: A Firm and Earnest Woman's Advocate. Dunedin: Otago University Press. ISBN 9780947522476.
“To the other sex, to whose fault the existence of this terrible class of the community must be charged, are those who have the means; and though they claim to be the protectors of woman, the boast must be considered an empty one in many cases, since it is a notorious fact that fallen women find it easier to make a living than honest ones do.”
Mary Ann Colclough (1836–1885) said by 1885 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quote from: Coleman, Jenny. (2017). Polly Plum: A Firm and Earnest Woman's Advocate. Dunedin: Otago University Press. ISBN 9780947522476.
“The truth is, any attempt to teach religion in public schools is an attempt to force our views on others; and, as all should be fairly considered in return for a tax that all must pay, I hope that strictly secular instruction during school hours will in all fairness be upheld in State schools.”
Mary Ann Colclough (1836–1885) said by 1885 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quote from: Coleman, Jenny. (2017). Polly Plum: A Firm and Earnest Woman's Advocate. Dunedin: Otago University Press. ISBN 9780947522476.