Mother Jones

I am not afraid of the pen, or the scaffold, or the sword. I will tell the truth wherever I please.

My address is like my shoes. It travels with me. I abide where there is a fight against wrong.

I have never had a vote, and I have raised hell all over this country. You don't need a vote to raise hell! You need convictions and a voice!

Weirdly, my nickname was Lady. I didn't get Stretch, or Stilts, or Spider Legs - I got Lady. I guess I was always a bit ladylike.

Women ought to be fully guarded by law in all rights of property, labor, profession, etc.; but, roughly stated, the voting population ought to represent the fighting population.