2 Quotes by Hedwig Dohm

It is irrelevant whether I am male, female or neither – gender is a private matter. First and foremost, I am an individual, and my value as a human being rests on this individuality.

They give me a husband and say: That’s who you are! They give me a home and say: That’s who you are! They give me a child and say: That’s who you are! But somehow or other I may lose these chattels and will be left behind – alone, without external embellishments; and like a bare tree in winter, I must be able to replenish my foliage by drawing nourishment from my own roots.