Reaction to Sympathy by Emma Lazarus

This poem sure is a puzzler. Hmm... I am sure we could all keep thinking (or rather wondering) about this one until our eyes cross and our temples bruise from pensive, tapping fingers. However, what I believe is being said at the end of the poem is people (and perhaps especially women) should support each other in their struggles. Also, I am looking at the poem and seeing how the last half is in quotation marks and I am wondering if it is the author speaking between the " " or someone else... I am thinking it might actually be someone else. And maybe on the second-to-last line where it says "This woman my soul's need can understand," is that other person telling the world that a woman like Emma Lazarus can sympathise with others and it is a great help. Or perhaps it's just saying that perhaps women can sympathise more readily with the struggle of others. You know what? I really don't know what this poem is trying to say and I feel like I am typing in circles! I'd be interested in reading what others have to say about this poem. Alright. I'm done.