Welfare
Mrs. Hobby wanted the best for people. She spoke about retirees volunteering in their spare time. She helped in reducing food shortages, made medical care accessible to everyone, and helped draft a new welfare program.
social security
"Independence, freedom, initiative, the dignity of the individual-theses are foundations of our American life that we must hold firm."
-Research and Future Food Supply Speech given by Mrs. Hobby; December 1953
"The Administration sponsored a new Social Security law, the major provisions of y which, as passes by the 83rd Congress, extend much-needed coverage to 10.2 million more people and increased benefits to those already receiving payments by more than 11% on the average. Now virtually all Americans have the opportunity to contribute toward their retirement as an inherent right."
-Citizen Responsibilities Speech given by Mrs. Hobby; October 8, 1954
-Research and Future Food Supply Speech given by Mrs. Hobby; December 1953
"The Administration sponsored a new Social Security law, the major provisions of y which, as passes by the 83rd Congress, extend much-needed coverage to 10.2 million more people and increased benefits to those already receiving payments by more than 11% on the average. Now virtually all Americans have the opportunity to contribute toward their retirement as an inherent right."
-Citizen Responsibilities Speech given by Mrs. Hobby; October 8, 1954
higher wages
"I represent every low-income man and woman in the State of Texas. I represent the relief client who has 80 cents a week for food; the family of five who get three dollars a week."
-Anti Discrimination Speech given by Mrs. Hobby; March 1939.
-Anti Discrimination Speech given by Mrs. Hobby; March 1939.
"Teachers should have better salaries, teachers' colleges should be made as attractive as other professional institutions, and teachers should be encouraged in all other ways to remain teachers and encourage others to join them."
-National School Board Issue Speech given by Mrs. Hobby, February 13, 1954. Atlantic City, NJ.
-National School Board Issue Speech given by Mrs. Hobby, February 13, 1954. Atlantic City, NJ.
civil rights
“I represent those women who are home measuring carefully and sometimes prayerfully the milk, the butter, the flour, the meal. I represent the children with rickets; the men who have gaunt faces from undernourishment; the women whose bodies show hunger and eyes show despair.”
-Anti Discrimination Speech given by Mrs. Hobby; March 1939.
-Anti Discrimination Speech given by Mrs. Hobby; March 1939.
Business Week Magazine, May 16, 1953, Mrs. Hobby as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
“The people of those countries, particularly Germany, were educated, but there schooling lacked one element essential to liberty; that is, training for the responsibility of citizenship. They were conditioned for dictatorship by centuries of subjection to monarchs, softening the fiber of their character like long-unused muscles.”
-Education Speech given by Mrs. Hobby, courtesy of Rice University, Woodson Research Center, Late 1940's. |
“Civilization reached the highest peak before the beginning of the World war. With the closing of the war, economic and political adjustments were made. Poverty and morale caused the people to become easy prey for the dictators.”
-Education Speech given by Mrs. Hobby, courtesy of Rice University, Woodson Research Center, Late 1940's. |
“Our democratic form of government has weathered severe storms and has lasted longer than its foreign detractors has foreseen; in fact, it has outlived some of their autocracies. Doubtless it will outlive others. Americans have an inborn power, possessed by the people of no other large nations to resist Fascist, Nazi, Communist or any other kind of dictatorship.”
-Education Speech given by Mrs. Hobby, courtesy of Rice University, Woodson Research Center, Late 1940's. |
"Because Brotherhood, or the practice of it, sounds easy for those doing the talking, some may fell discouraged and conclude that the practice of Brotherhood is best left to those who find it easier. But they should not."
-National Conference of Christians and Jews Honorary Dinner Speech given by Oveta Hobby, February 28, 1951.
"The National Conference of Christians and Jews is--as I see it--and implement created to extend the practice of democracy until that noble phrase, "all men are created equal" becomes a practiced truth."
-National Conference of Christians and Jews Honorary Dinner Speech given by Oveta Hobby, February 28, 1951.
"We do not presume to take your presence as a tribute to two individuals, for we know that this gathering is a testament to an ideal which we all share."
-National Conference of Christians and Jews Honorary Dinner Speech given by Oveta Hobby, February 28, 1951.
-National Conference of Christians and Jews Honorary Dinner Speech given by Oveta Hobby, February 28, 1951.
"The National Conference of Christians and Jews is--as I see it--and implement created to extend the practice of democracy until that noble phrase, "all men are created equal" becomes a practiced truth."
-National Conference of Christians and Jews Honorary Dinner Speech given by Oveta Hobby, February 28, 1951.
"We do not presume to take your presence as a tribute to two individuals, for we know that this gathering is a testament to an ideal which we all share."
-National Conference of Christians and Jews Honorary Dinner Speech given by Oveta Hobby, February 28, 1951.
U.S. News & World Report, December 26, 1952