I used to think the word 'feminist' reeked of insecurity. A woman who needed to state that she was equal to a… — Paulina Porizkova Copy Share Image
Feminism is a transformational force, an individual and social force. It is a way of looking at the world-a questioning of power/domination… — Charlotte Bunch Copy Share Image
We haven't come a long way, we've come a short way. If we hadn't come a short way, no one would be… — Elizabeth Janeway Copy Share Image
If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold… — Abigail Adams Copy Share Image
“Miss Dearheart gave him a very brief look, and shook her head. There was movement under the table, a small fleshy kind… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
As feminists, we have to become more tolerant of each other's differences because we are essentially working towards the same goal. — Momina Mustehsan Copy Share Image
I think that instead of feminism being a political thing, it should be an act of creativity. It's more of a rock… — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
'Feminism was established so as to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream of American culture and society,' and I'm sure… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
“You honkies want women to be like cookies, all sweet and dainty and easy to eat. But I'm fry bread, you bitch,… — Eden Robinson Copy Share Image
“There is a widespread assumption that simply because my generation of women has the good fortune to live in a world touched… — Ariel Levy Copy Share Image
And the first commandment of feminism is: I am woman; thou shalt not tolerate strange gods who assert that women have capabilities… — Phyllis Schlafly Copy Share Image
I get asked a lot about being a woman within the industry and how difficult it is, and yeah, it is -… — Jessie Buckley Copy Share Image
The true meaning of feminism is this: to use your strong womanly image to gain strong results in society. — Pamela Anderson Copy Share Image
In truth, feminism is flawed because it is a movement powered by people and people are inherently flawed. — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
the explanation of the ebb and flow of the women's movement ... is partly psychological. During those early post-war years when successes… — Eleanor Rathbone Copy Share Image
“legal emancipation remains an empty shell if it does not include public services, social housing, and funding to ensure that women can… — Nancy Fraser Copy Share Image
Feminism was recognized by the average man as a conflict in which it was impossible for a man, as a chivalrous gentleman,… — Wyndham Lewis Copy Share Image
I'd never call myself a feminist, and that the world doesn't need male feminists. — Stephen Marche Copy Share Image
I prefer to call the most obnoxious feminists what they really are: feminazis. Tom Hazlett, a good friend who is an esteemed… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Second-wave feminists didn't look for an overthrow of patriarchy. Instead, they analyzed what they were up against and fought it in all… — Cynthia Kauffman Copy Share Image
Only when the problem is gone will we get rid of the word 'feminism'. But I doubt that will happen in my… — Caroline Criado-Perez Copy Share Image
“Women of all groups were measurably more likely than their male counterparts to vote for equality, health, and education, and against violence… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
Feminism, like Boston, is a state of mind. It is the state of mind of women who realize that their whole position… — Rheta Childe Dorr Copy Share Image
I'm fun, ruthless, articulate, impatient, maybe a little cavalier. I'm a woman and a feminist. I'm transgender. I'm an actress, a reluctant… — Hari Nef Copy Share Image
Feminists, I hasten to add, are not all bad. In fact, they are an ideal bellwether, an invaluable aid in helping me… — Florence King Copy Share Image
Feminism is not about being equal to men all men are not equal. A black man from 135th street with a Harvard… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We're not hard-core feminists. We like men and we like to have fun with them. But we also want men to think… — Lisa Lopes Copy Share Image
“What did we talk about? I don't remember. We talked so hard and sat so still that I got cramps in my… — Joanna Russ Copy Share Image
“All acts of sex were forms of degradation. ... What do you do with the Serious Young Woman (short hair, flat shoes,… — Chris Kraus Copy Share Image
Ever since I was a kid, I've been into clothes, but not really labels- that's kind of only been in the last… — Lorde Copy Share Image
“It is commonplace observation that women are forever trying to straighten their hair if it is curly and curl it if it… — Germaine Greer Copy Share Image
I was a feminist in the Sixties, and can you imagine? The worst thing I could have done was to be in… — Miuccia Prada Copy Share Image
“We believe that feminism is a transformative philosophy that embraces the amelioration of life on earth for all life-forms, for all natural… — Carol J. Adams Copy Share Image
From Mozambique to Chad, South Africa and Liberia, Sierra Leone to Burkina Faso, feminism is the buzzword for a generation of women… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
To me, feminism is such a simple description: it's equal rights, economic rights, political rights, and social rights. — Callie Khouri Copy Share Image
“Sitting with Ricki [Abrams], talking with Ricki, I made a vow to her: that I would use everything I knew, including from… — Andrea Dworkin Copy Share Image