Quotes by Quaker Women

This is a collection of quotes by Quaker Women. We learn from the wisdom of 400 years of ministry from women and folx with marginalized genders and identities. We read about the inspiring lives of Quaker martyrs, mystics, and leaders, and listen directly to people whose voices are not always heard.

March 31, 2025

All Men and Women Are Created Equal

“We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
April 1, 2025

Demanding Representation for Women

“It wasn’t easy because I had a young child and we were separated. I couldn’t hold him in my arms. But I think what kept me going was the belief that I was contributing to something that would change for our people: demanding that we get a better education, demanding that we get the right to vote, demanding that we were citizens in our country. And as somebody who had to overcome not only racial discrimination in my country, but also gender discrimination, we demanded that women should be present in large enough numbers in the peace talks, in the structures that were writing our constitution.”