…if woman be fully educated and granted her rights, she will
attain the capacity for wonderful accomplishments and prove herself the equal
of man. She is the coadjutor of man, his complement and helpmeet. Both are
human; both are endowed with potentialities of intelligence and embody the
virtues of humanity. In all human powers and functions they are partners and
coequals. At present in spheres of human activity woman does not manifest her
natal prerogatives, owing to lack of education and opportunity. Without doubt
education will establish her equality with men...
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a talk;
‘The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Talks Delivered by 'Abdu'l-Bahá during
His Visit to the United States and Canada in 1912’; The Compilation of
Compilations, vol. II, Women)
