"The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation, because in the

degradation of women, the very fountains of life are poisoned at their source." –
Lucretia Mott, American women’s rights and antislavery advocate

"Nature has given woman the same powers, and subjected her to the same earth, breathes
the same air, subsists on the same food, physical, moral, mental and spiritual. She has,
therefore, an equal right with man, in all efforts to obtain and maintain a perfect
existence." –Frederick Douglass, American abolitionist and former enslaved person

"There never will be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and
elect lawmakers." –Susan B. Anthony , American women’s rights activist

"The women of this country ought be enlightened in regard to the laws under which they
live, that they may no longer publish their degradation by declaring themselves satisfied
with their present position, nor their ignorance, by asserting that they have all the rights
they want." –Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American women’s suffrage leader

"We ask justice, we ask equality, we ask that all the civil and political rights that belong
to citizens of the United States, be guaranteed to us and our daughters forever." –
Declaration of Rights for Women, July 1876

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020) became a pop culture and feminist icon in the final
years of her life, earning the nickname "Notorious RBG." But what exactly is she
notorious for? Ginsberg was the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the
United States. She was nominated in 1993 by President Bill Clinton, and confirmed with
an overwhelming 96 out of 100 votes. She served for 27 years on the nation's highest
court, until her death on September 18, 2020. Throughout her career, Ginsberg
advocated passionately for gender equality. When asked how many women on the
Supreme Court would be "enough," she responded, "Nine."
 Women’s suggrage
Did you mother vote last weekend?

When did women have the right to vote in Italy?

Do you think universal suffrage is an important human right ?

Why?

Have you ever expressed your vote or been elected at school?