"In this court, all men are equal." You have heard 
those words many times before. "All men are equal." But 
what about all women ? Are women the equal of men ? 
There are those who tell us that they are.

Last week, an auspicious meeting of women was held in 
Kalamazoo. The meeting was addressed by a very 
prominent lady who is noted for her modesty. She is so 
modest that she blindfolds herself when taking a bath. 
Modesty runs in her family. She has a nephew who is 
just ten years of age. Sometimes, the nephew says "I'm 
going to the forbidden name store." The little fellow 
is too modest to say "I'm going to the A & P." Well, 
here is what that modest lady said to the gathering of 
women in Kalamazoo :

"My sisters : Thetime has come when we must stand up 
and declare ourselves. For too long have we been 
trodden under the feet of men. For too long have we 
been treated as second-class citizens by men who say 
that we are only good for cooking their meals, mending 
their socks, and raising their babies.

"You have a boyfriend, and he calls you his queen. 
Then, when he marries you, he crowns you. These are the 
kind of men who, when they become romantic or, I should 
say, when they are in a certain mood, they want to kiss 
you and kiss you and kiss you again.

"My sisters, I say to you : Put your faces against it, 
and, if the man takes from you without your permission, 
look him squarely in the face, roll your eyes at him, 
and say to him ‘How dare you, you male chauvinist pig ! 
You put that kiss right back where you got it from.'

"My sisters, we are in bondage, and we need to be 
liberated. Liberation is our cry. Just yesterday, I 
talked with a woman who is the mother of fifteen 
children. She said ‘Yes, I want to be liberated from 
the bedroom.'

"And so, my sisters, the time has come when we must let 
this male chauvinist understand that the hand that 
changes the diapers is the hand that shall rule the 
world.

"And now, my sisters, let us stand and sing our 
national song. For the benefit of you who have not yet 
memorized the words, here they are :

The woman's day is drawing near, it's written in the 
stars

The fall of men is very near, proclaim it from your 
cars.

Sisters, rise ! You flags unfurl ! Don't be a little 
girl.

Say "Down with men, their power must end : Women shall 
rule the world !"