Elizabeth McCombs

"I would like to warn honourable members, however, that women are never satisfied unless they have their own way. It happens in this case that the woman’s way is the right way."

"Let us prove ourselves as good as any man, and better than some."

"There is no reason why a woman should not receive the same pay for the same work as a man. To argue otherwise is to argue against justice."

"Poverty is not the fault of the poor. It is the fault of a system that allows idleness at the top and starvation at the bottom."

"Forget I am a member of the Labour Party and remember that I am a woman"

"I do hope that the women of New Zealand will realise...I will be their representative first."