Clara Zetkin

When the men kill, it is up to us women to fight for the preservation of life.

Social Democratic and trade union organs have approved of the illegal invasion of Belgium, of the massacre of suspected guerrillas, as well as their wives and children, as well as the destruction of their homes in various towns and districts.

The guardianship of the weaker sex has survived in the family law which still states, 'And he shall be your master.'

The bourgeois woman not only demands her own bread, but she also requests spiritual nourishment and wants to develop her individuality.

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.

The machines, the modern mode of production, slowly undermined domestic production and not just for thousands but for millions of women the question arose: Where do we now find our livelihood?