Quote#Work
I do not demand equal pay for any women save those who do equal work…
Quote bySusan B. Anthony · 1820–1906
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Revolution, Women's Suffrage Newspaper (8 October 1868).
English (original)
I do not demand equal pay for any women save those who do equal work in value. Scorn to be coddled by your employers; make them understand that you are in their service as workers, not as women.
— Susan B. Anthony
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