Feminism Quotes by Hillary Rodham Clinton

“Sexism is all the big and little ways that society draws a box around women and says, 'You stay in there.”

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“I still believe that [...] advancing the rights and opportunities of women and girls is the unfinished business of the twenty-first century.”

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“Then there’s emotional labor. Now, that’s a good one. It describes all the unpaid, uncounted, often unseen work that people—overwhelmingly women—perform to…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“And, and to all the little girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“but rather as the best candidate whose experience as a woman in a male-dominated culture made her sharper, tougher, and more competent.”

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“Mary Wollstonecraft [said] 225 years ago, ‘I do not wish women to have power over men, but over themselves.”

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“women are seen favorably when they advocate for others, but unfavorably when they advocate for themselves.”

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“I know that for a lot of people, including a lot of women, the movement for women’s equality exists largely in the…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“While we’re defining things, let’s take a moment for feminism: “the advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the political, economic,…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“I’m not jealous of my male colleagues often, but I am when it comes to how they can just shower, shave, put…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“Instead of making history and electing the first woman President, they now had to face a stinging rebuke and come to terms…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“Sexism is all the big and little ways that society draws a box around women and says, “You stay in there.” Don’t…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“I think all this may help explain why women leaders around the world tend to rise higher in parliamentary systems, rather than…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“Then there’s emotional labor. Now, that’s a good one. It describes all the unpaid, uncounted, often unseen work that people—overwhelmingly women—perform to…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“Yet I couldn’t help but ask where those feelings of solidarity, outrage, and passion had been during the election. Since November, more…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“In my experience, the balancing act women in politics have to master is challenging at every level, but it gets worse the…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“how I see the distinction between sexism and misogyny. When a husband tells his wife, “I can’t quite explain why and I…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton