Agnes Smedley

And the woman who could win the respect of man was often the woman who could knock him down with her bare fists and sit on him until he yelled for help. ↗

— Agnes Smedley

#could #down #fists #help #her

But he like my mother, had certainly come to know that those who work the most do not make the most money. It was the fault of the rich, it seemed, but just how he did not know. ↗

— Agnes Smedley

#come #did #fault #had #how

But I see no reason why a woman should not grow and develop in all those outlets which are suited to her nature, it matters not at all what they may be. ↗

— Agnes Smedley

#grow #her #i #i see #matters

Everybody calls everybody a spy, secretly, in Russia, and everybody is under surveillance. You never feel safe. ↗

— Agnes Smedley

#everybody #feel #never #russia #safe

For the first week of the Sian events I was a first aid worker in the streets of Sian. ↗

— Agnes Smedley

#events #first #i #streets #week

Germany is in terrible condition this year. This is particularly true of the working masses, who are so undernourished that tuberculosis is having a rich harvest, particularly of adolescent children. ↗

— Agnes Smedley

#children #condition #germany #harvest #having

I feel like a person living on the brink of a volcano crater. ↗

— Agnes Smedley

#crater #feel #i #i feel #i feel like

I hate female men. ↗

— Agnes Smedley

#hate #i #men

I have no objection to a man being a man, however masculine that may be. ↗

— Agnes Smedley

#being a man #however #i #man #masculine

Much that we read of Russia is imagination and desire only. ↗

— Agnes Smedley

#imagination #much #only #read #russia