“To slur “feminism” into “humanism” is to usurp women’s voices once again, to make the singular feminine into the so-called universal masculine.” — Gina Barreca Copy Share Image
We were brought up to be aware of feminism but also not to consider yourself as a woman, in a way. You… — Ellie Rowsell Copy Share Image
“You must give everything to make your life as beautiful as the dreams that dance in your imagination.” — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
“I didn't plan on either children or writing. Once I realized that writing satisfied me in some enormous way, I had to… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
I respect women like Gloria Steinem who paved the way. But when you say 'feminist' now, there is a message that if… — Megyn Kelly Copy Share Image
I think that it's incredibly important that we're actually paying attention to the feminism that's going on on the ground in different… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
That seems to be the haunting fear of mankind - that the advancement of women will sometime, someway, someplace, interfere with some… — Nellie L. McClung Copy Share Image
“Anytime there's a bad female stand-up somewhere, some dickhead Interblogger will deduce that “women aren't funny.” Using that same math, I can… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
“I want characters to do bad things and get away with their misdeeds. I want characters to think ugly thoughts and make… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
“Listen my dear sister! You only fix something, when it’s broken. And you - are far from broken. Say to yourself, I… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
I don't understand that about Taylor Swift, or about Joan [Mitchell] - how can she not say she's a feminist?! People don't… — Ronee Blakley Copy Share Image
“You boys may be gentlemen," Dusty said. "But I'm about to shoot like a lady. You ready, baby?” — Stephanie Kate Strohm Copy Share Image
People don't like the word 'feminism' - that's what needs to change, because we're not going to find another word. — Bridget Christie Copy Share Image
“After all these little adventures, the postwoman finally arrived. The grass smelled sweet and the sky was bright. She couldn’t wait to… — Priyadarshini Copy Share Image
“...Mary, fresh with feminist appropriations, has the potential to undergird women’s reformations.” — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share Image
Women have to do all of the catching up. So we are disengaged and overburdened. Sounds like it is time we ditch… — Amy Richards Copy Share Image
I don't try to be feminist. I just am. It's innately inside me. I have no interest in trying to be the… — Amy Schumer Copy Share Image
“Young women today feel vulnerable to judgment; if a harsh sentence is passed (or even suspected or projected), it is not her… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
“DOGMA: a political belief one is unreasonably committed to, such as the notion that freedom is good and slavery is bad. BIAS:… — Ellen Willis Copy Share Image
I sincerely believe patriarchy to be at the root of all of our social diseases and feminism, it's antidote, to be a… — Ani DiFranco Copy Share Image
“Feminist politics is losing momentum because feminist movement has lost clear definitions. We have those definitions. Let's reclaim them. We can share… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
What shocked me was three different anti-prostitution feminists asking me to justify that I had been a sex worker, to prove it.… — Melissa Gira Grant Copy Share Image
“Self-denial can lock women into a smug and critical condescension to other, less devout women. According to Appel, cult members develop..."an attitude… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
“You are either in a state of perfection or a state of learning. Reading is one of the best ways to learn… — Cupideros Copy Share Image
“Aruvi headed to the ice cream shop and got wooden sticks. She could glue these together to make beautiful Christmas stars” — Priyadarshini Copy Share Image
“You are strong, self-reliant, entirely able to take care of yourself and of me... You are fearless, courageous; you saved my life,… — Jean M. Auel Copy Share Image
“I often wear clothes that men don’t like or don’t “understand.” I wear them because I like them and because I feel… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
I am a bad feminist and a good woman. I am trying to become better in how I think and say and… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
“Why is this the "new feminism" and not what it looks like: the old objectification?” — Ariel Levy Copy Share Image
“I'd seen entire constellations of possibility I'd never previously been aware of, so blinded had I been by the bright, glaring stars… — Nenia Campbell Copy Share Image
The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
Ironically, feminism hasn't destroyed male chauvinism at all. It has destroyed womanhood. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Feminists amuse me more than illusionists. They are the only type of people that can make an illogical argument seem even more… — Lionel Suggs Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I hear feminists call God a She, and I’m like, dude, I am all for equal rights and equal pay, but… — Karen Alpert Copy Share Image
“I find myself increasingly shocked at the unthinking and automatic rubbishing of men which is now so part of our culture that… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
“But I am just a woman who thinks her duty is not to forget. And this duty, which I believe I must… — Hélène Cixous Copy Share Image