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title: "8 Belief Women Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [The Miss America Pageant reinforces a belief that women are merely how they look and how they please.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gloria-steinem/the-miss-america-pageant-reinforces-a-belief-that-women-are-merely/)

[Gloria Steinem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gloria-steinem/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46c/gloria-steinem-277_america_the-miss-america-pageant-reinforces-a-be_194849.jpg)

> [The belief that women should control our own bodies may be a majority belief, but the minority that believes otherwise is against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gloria-steinem/the-belief-that-women-should-control-our-own-bodies-may-be-a-majority/)

[Gloria Steinem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gloria-steinem/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f47/gloria-steinem-277_abortion_the-belief-that-women-should-control-our_271387.jpg)

> [What is feminism? Simply the belief that women should be as free as men, however nuts, dim, deluded, badly dressed, fat, receding,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/what-is-feminism-simply-the-belief-that-women-should-be-as-free-as/)

[Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87c/caitlin-moran-865_belief_what-is-feminism-simply-the-belief-that_602115.png)

> [What is feminism? Simply the belief that women should be as free as men, however nuts, dim, deluded, badly dressed, fat, receding,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/what-is-feminism-simply-the-belief-that-women-should-be-as-free-as-2/)

[Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0d/caitlin-moran-865_badly_what-is-feminism-simply-the-belief-that_1101640.png)

> [Infidelity flows from a belief that women have the power to make you feel like a man if you only find a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-pittman/infidelity-flows-from-a-belief-that-women-have-the-power-to-make-you/)

[Frank Pittman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-pittman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e66/frank-pittman-8860_belief_infidelity-flows-from-a-belief-that-wome_1592928.png)

> [I have such a strong belief in women's ability to sustain each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deidre-hall/i-have-such-a-strong-belief-in-women-s-ability-to-sustain-each-other/)

[Deidre Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deidre-hall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe6/deidre-hall-41775_ability_i-have-such-a-strong-belief-in-women-s-a_1739716.png)

> [“If I grew up in the simple-minded belief that women were as strong and intelligent as men, it was because I came…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-abbott/if-i-grew-up-in-the-simple-minded-belief-that-women-were-as-strong/)

[Shirley Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-abbott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e94/shirley-abbott-72988_faith_if-i-grew-up-in-the-simple-minded-belief_1948911.jpg)

> [Unfortunately, the belief that women are a minority is endemic in most cultures around the world. Obviously some take it to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-anderson/unfortunately-the-belief-that-women-are-a-minority-is-endemic-in-most/)

[Gillian Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-anderson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a1/gillian-anderson-4381_around-the-world_unfortunately-the-belief-that-women-are_2274488.jpg)

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