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The woman should not only be married to the man, but fight beside him…

Quote byMilly Witkop · 1877–1955

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: What Does the Syndicalist Women’s Union Want? (1922).

English (original)

The woman should not only be married to the man, but fight beside him as a comrade [auch Mitkämpferin und Gesinnungsgenossin werden], since she is subject to exactly the same undignified living conditions as he.

— Milly Witkop

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