The minute my child was born, I was reborn as a feminist. It's so incredible what women can do... birthing naturally, as… — Ani DiFranco Copy Share Image
You had a generation of women, of which I'm part, where it was a stigma to be associated with feminism; there was… — Nancy Dubuc Copy Share Image
Long before I became a feminist in any explicit way, I had turned from writing love stories about women in which women… — Joanna Russ Copy Share Image
“It takes a great woman to respect the little man in her child, and the little child in her man.” — Amit Howard Copy Share Image
“I'm sure lovely girls such as yourselves need not worry about this"—Madame LaRoche begins, and I have a hunch we're about to… — Amy McAuley Copy Share Image
A feminist is a person who wants equal things for men and women, and I definitely believe in that. This doesn't mean… — Aishwarya Lekshmi Copy Share Image
What I increasingly felt, in marriage and in motherhood, was that to live as a woman and to live as a feminist… — Rachel Cusk Copy Share Image
There is a true feminist movement in Buddhism that relates to the goddess Tārā. Following her cultivation of bodhicitta, the bodhisattva's motivation,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I think that idea of 'because I'm sexy, I'm a feminist' is kind of immature. But as long as women think being… — Ann Wilson Copy Share Image
“Very early on in writing the series, I remember a female journalist saying to me that Mrs Weasley, 'Well, you know, she’s… — J.K. Rowling Copy Share Image
“But where have [the Men] proved that we are not as capable of guarding ourselves from dangers, as they are of guarding… — Lady Sophia Fermor Copy Share Image
The feminists had destroyed the old image of woman, but they could not erase the hostility, the prejudice, the discrimination that still… — Betty Friedan Copy Share Image
The greatest feminists have also been the greatest lovers. I'm thinking not only of Mary Wollstonecraft and her daughter Mary Shelley, but… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
“You can try and stop boys all you want, but in this world they all have a mind of their own and… — Kyle Labe Copy Share Image
Feminism means something - legislation, cultural change - but 'Girl Power' meant nothing more than being friends with your friends. — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
“What do I want to be now? Bold. Fierce. Honest. A fighter. A revolutionary. A bitch. Because the way the world treats… — Laura Steven Copy Share Image
“Women in my country take their rights for granted and completely dissociate themselves from the women's rights movement and feminism. But I… — Cheryl Benard quoting Lorrie Copy Share Image
We've got a responsibility to live up to the legacy of those who came before us by doing all that we can… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
“What a wretched circle this poor way of reasoning among the Men draws them insensibly into. Why is learning useless to us?… — Lady Sophia Fermor Copy Share Image
I deplore the shying away that can go on, within women, from the term 'feminist.' I am, absolutely, all about being a… — Cindy Gallop Copy Share Image
I think the biggest hurdle American feminists have in terms of taking a more global approach is that too often when you… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
The stereotypical gay man is someone whose company I enjoy, someone who makes me laugh, someone I'd want my kid to be.… — Ayelet Waldman Copy Share Image
The serious work for feminism in the 21st century is across the globe. Instead of retreating into "safe spaces" and focusing on… — Christina Hoff Sommers Copy Share Image
