02775cam a22003253u 4500 57474 UtSlPG 20260610134326.0 m cr n 260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 JN Zetkin, Klara, 1857-1933 Social-Democracy and Woman Suffrage : A Paper Read by Clara Zetkin to the Conference of Women Belonging to the Social-Democratic Party Held at Mannheim, Before the Opening of the Annual Congress of the German Social-Democracy Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2018 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2018-07-10 E-text prepared by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images digitized by the Google Books Library Project (https://books.google.com) and generously made available by HathiTrust Digital Library (https://www.hathitrust.org/) "Social-Democracy and Woman Suffrage" by Klara Zetkin is a political paper presented during the early 20th century. This book acts as a significant discourse on the intersection of socialism and women's rights, primarily focusing on the argument for female suffrage as a social necessity rather than a mere right. Written in the context of burgeoning labor movements and women's growing roles in the workforce, the document illustrates the urgency of addressing women's suffrage within political agendas. In "Social-Democracy and Woman Suffrage," Zetkin argues that the demand for woman suffrage is rooted not in abstract ideals of natural rights, but instead in the concrete socio-economic realities shaped by capitalism. She differentiates between working-class women's needs and those of middle-class women, expressing that the former group requires suffrage as an essential tool for their empowerment and liberation. Zetkin emphasizes the importance of universal, equal, and direct suffrage for women, positing that this inclusion is crucial for the advancement of broader socialist goals and the dismantling of class structures. Ultimately, she encourages women to embrace their role in the proletariat struggle, asserting that their political participation is vital for achieving social justice and equality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Women -- Suffrage Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Blaize, A. (Ange), 1811-1871 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57474 98305 98305