Women have always been courageous... They are always fearless when protecting their children and in the last century they have been fearless in the fight for their rights.

Allende’s statement frames courage as a long-standing, everyday practice rather than an exceptional trait. She points first to maternal protection—an instinctive, socially recognizable form of bravery—and then broadens the claim to political and social struggle, arguing that women’s fearlessness has also been expressed collectively through movements for legal and civic equality. The ellipsis suggests a rhetorical sweep: women’s courage is continuous across private and public spheres, from family survival to organized rights campaigns. In effect, the quote challenges narratives that treat women’s empowerment as recent or derivative, insisting instead on a persistent tradition of agency and resistance.