I think nothing is religion which puts one individual absolutely above others, and surely nothing is religion which puts one sex above another.
Julia Ward HoweEvery life has its actual blanks, which the ideal must fill up, or which else remain bare & profitless forever.
Julia Ward HoweBoston is an oasis in the desert, a place where the larger proportion of people are loving, rational and happy.
Julia Ward HoweAny religion which will sacrifice a certain set of human beings for the enjoyment or aggrandizement or advantage of another is no religion. It is a thing which may be allowed, but it is against true religion. Any religion which sacrifices women to the brutality of men is no religion.
Julia Ward Howe