VOTES
FOR WOMEN

There are certain ladies of very great intellect, no doubt they are women by accident and they want to assume the position of men. Now I object to legislating for what, with all respect to the ladies, I may call freaks of nature.

Henry Labouchere, 1891

Women can gain nothing but they will be likely to lose a great deal. Fancy a Member (of Parliament) returning home and finding there a politician in petticoats ready to continue the debate!

Henry Raikes, 1879