Feminism Quotes by Kate Millett

The lesbian is the archtypical feminist, because she's not into men - she's the independent woman par excellence.

— Kate Millett

The complete destruction of traditional marriage and the nuclear family is the 'revolutionary or utopian' goal of feminism.

— Kate Millett

The image of the woman as we know it is an image created by men and fashioned to suit their needs.

— Kate Millett

We are women. We are a subject people who have inherited an alien culture.

— Kate Millett

What is the future of the woman's movement How in the hell do I know I don't run it.

— Kate Millett

As women, we're probably more protective of children. Also, we've been minors all of our history

— Kate Millett

Many women do not recognize themselves as discriminated against; no better proof could be found of the totality of their conditioning.

— Kate Millett

Because of our social circumstances, male and female are really two cultures and their life experiences are utterly different.

— Kate Millett

Perhaps patriarchy's greatest psychological weapon is simply its universality and longevity. ... Patriarchy has a still more tenacious or powerful hold through…

— Kate Millett

A sexual revolution begins with the emancipation of women, who are the chief victims of patriarchy, and also with the ending of…

— Kate Millett

When one group rules another, the relationship between the two is political. When such an arrangement is carried out over a long…

— Kate Millett

The great mass of women throughout history have been confined to the cultural level of animal life in providing the male with…

— Kate Millett

“Patriarchy, reformed or unreformed, is patriarchy still: its worst abuses purged or foresworn, it might actually be more stable and secure than…

— Kate Millett

We are naive and moralistic women. We are human beings who find politics a blight upon the human condition. And do not…

— Kate Millett

“It is necessary to realize that the most sacrosanct article of sexual politics in the period, the Victorian doctrine of chivalrous protection…

— Kate Millett