Women must find their own answer. That’s the important…
““Women must find their own answer. That’s the important thing. I’m no longer interested in books about women written by men. Even if I could believe in their objectivity, I just can’t find their opinions relevant. Now I will only believe what a woman has to say about women, because even if it’s not entirely true, it’s her struggle and she’s on the way to the answer. Many of you seek masculine approval. Even though you have inside you your way of talking and writing, you have mountains of it inside you, and even though it is enough to begin expressing yourselves so long as it is with your vocabulary, your abstractions, and your own conceptualization, I think you are still afraid of the master: men. Of their judgment. As long as you have this fear, you will not progress. I think the future belongs to women. Men have been completely dethroned. Their rhetoric is stale, used up. We must move on the rhetoric of women, one that is anchored in the organism, in the body.””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Women should define their own narratives and trust their lived experience over male‑dominated perspectives.
In simple terms: Women need their own voice and perspective.
Key Takeaway
Listen to women’s own stories.
Themes
feminism
voice
identity
power
authenticity
Mood
determated
defiant
Type
political
philosophical
When to use this quote
- activism
- writing workshops
- academic curricula
- media production
Key Concepts
gender theory
self‑determination
epistemic authority
Questions to Reflect On
- How can men support women’s narratives without dominating?
- What structures silence women’s voices?
A Different Perspective
May overlook the value of cross‑gender dialogue and shared knowledge.