Pura Villanueva Kalaw

"Women, by their extraordinary talent, their subjugating beauty, their decided courage, and their virile spirit, have often caused changes in the social scene."

"Long before 1905, I had started preaching the gospel of the feminists: ‘What a man can do a woman can do just as well."

"I had no brother. My father was anxious to have a son… Thus my training convinced me that woman suffrage was a great need."

"I shall try to perform my duties in a way that shall please everyone."