Nancy Astor

"No one sex can govern alone. I believe that one of the reasons why civilization has failed so lamentably is that it had one-sided government."

- Nancy Astor, first woman to sit as a Member of Parliament

Rebecca West

"I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute."

- Rebecca West, author, journalist, literary critic