You men as a body who make the laws, and men of money who support the makers of the law are responsible for this system of ours that forces 30,000 gi… - Clara Lemlich

Senators, we are here to stay, 800,000 women in New York State alone. We have learned a good many things. We have learned to organize in the industrial field. Give us a chance, the workingwomen together with the working men, through an intelligent vote and we will make good in the political field.

The bosses in the shops are hardly what you would call educated men. And the girls to them are part of the machines they are running.

Just go through any of the public buildings at midnight and you will see old and middle-aged women on their knees scrubbing away the dirt that men of business have brought in during the day. That gives you a picture of how well men carry the burdens of women.