The law is wholly masculine; it is created and executed by man.

The framers of all legal compacts are restricted to the masculine standpoint of observation, to the thoughts, feelings and biases of man.

The law then can give us no representation as women, and therefore no impartial justice, even if the law-makers were honestly intent upon this, for we can be represented only by our peers....

When woman is tried for crime, her jury, her judges, her advocates, all are men; and yet there may have been temptations and various palliating circumstances connected with her peculiar nature as woman, such as man can not appreciate.

Common justice demands that a part of the law-makers and law-executors should be of her own sex.