A Compilation on Women
Author: Various
Source: Compiled by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, Bahá’í World Centre, January 1986
Pages: 45
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20: Women have equal rights with men upon earth; in religion and society they…

Women have equal rights with men upon earth; in religion and society they are a very important element. As long as women are prevented from attaining their highest possibilities, so long will men be unable to achieve the greatness which might be theirs.
(“Paris Talks: Addresses given by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Paris in 1911–1912”, 10th ed. (London: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1979), p. 133) [20]
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