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title: "6 Thought Feminist Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Thought Feminist quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Thought Feminist sayings and thoughts."
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> [Young women know that something is off; they know that the world is a messed-up place. They know that the world is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-valenti/young-women-know-that-something-is-off-they-know-that-the-world-is-a/)

[Jessica Valenti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-valenti/)

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> [I grew up in a world where authority was female. I never thought to call myself a feminist because of branding. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/i-grew-up-in-a-world-where-authority-was-female-i-never-thought-to/)

[Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/)

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> [Given the way universities work to reinforce and perpetuate the status quo, the way knowledge is offered as commodity, Women's Studies can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/given-the-way-universities-work-to-reinforce-and-perpetuate-the/)

[Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/)

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> [“Oddly, I had never thought of myself as a feminist. I had been denounced by certain radical feminist collectives as a ‘lackey’…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-brown/oddly-i-had-never-thought-of-myself-as-a-feminist-i-had-been/)

[Elaine Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-brown/)

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> [“She thought she was a feminist. She was only bad tempered.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hari-kunzru/she-thought-she-was-a-feminist-she-was-only-bad-tempered/)

[Hari Kunzru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hari-kunzru/)

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> [When I was young and less wise, I thought that being a feminist meant being independent. It meant not sacrificing your needs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-v-gordon/when-i-was-young-and-less-wise-i-thought-that-being-a-feminist-meant/)

[Emily V. Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-v-gordon/)

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