In the past 30 years, officials of the Iranian regime and its apologists have labeled criticism, especially with regard to women's rights,… — Azar Nafisi Copy Share Image
“For thousands of years, the dumb, uncivilized, stone-age society has reduced women to mere prizes to be won, objects to be shown… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
one of the great weaknesses of the women's rights movement over the past two hundred years has been the tendency of its… — Susan Jacoby Copy Share Image
Sex and race, because they are easy and visible differences, have been the primary ways of organizing human beings into superior and… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
We may yet live to see the day when women will be no longer news! And it cannot come too soon. I… — Nellie L. McClung Copy Share Image
It's not just a question of numbers. There will be more women (in parliament) who are conscious of women's rights ... There… — Hanan Ashrawi Copy Share Image
“It's not being a woman I mind so much," she said slowly. "'Tis the way men seem to always order my life."… — Barbara Samuel Copy Share Image
You have to remember, rights don't come in groups we shouldn't have 'gay rights'; rights come as individuals, and we wouldn't have… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
In less than a century we experienced great movement. The youth movement! The labor movement! The civil rights movement! The peace movement!… — Holly Near Copy Share Image
Let not men then in the pride of power, use the same arguments that tyrannic kings and venal ministers have used, and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
...I believe it is woman's right to have a voice in all the laws and regulations by which she is to be… — Angelina Grimke Copy Share Image
men have their cake and get to eat it too, for while they decree themselves as representative of humanity, women who argue… — Dale Spender Copy Share Image
“I call [fourth-wave feminism] fainting–couch feminism, a la the delicate Victorian ladies who retreated to an elegant chaise when overcome with emotion.… — Christina Hoff Sommers Copy Share Image
The point I wish plainly to bring before you on this occasion is the individuality of each human soul--our Protestant idea, the… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton Copy Share Image
“The women's liberation movement of today in America, in its most oceanic sense, is a wish by women to be liked for… — Kurt Vonnegut Jr Copy Share Image
“In 'The Female Eunuch' I argued that motherhood should not be treated as a substitute career; now I would argue that motherhood… — Germaine Greer Copy Share Image
Woman's rights should come by evolution, and not by revolution. I want a little woman's right tried first, and then, if the… — Joseph Cook Copy Share Image
Rights mean you have a right to your life. You have a right to your liberty, and you should have a right… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
It's usually pointed out that women are not fit for political power, and ought not to be trusted with a vote because… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
The emancipation of woman will only be possible when woman can take part in production on a large, social scale, and domestic… — Friedrich Engels Copy Share Image
“Men tend to treat women as fragile creatures, but our bodies were built to withstand pain and hard work, think with profound… — Caroline George Copy Share Image
The idea of being a feminist-so many women have come to this idea of it being anti-male and not able to connect… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
“Uh.. you'er Sophie?" Mrianda ventured "That's me" "How old areyou?" Sophie rolled ker wide brown eyes, "Ahunderd and forty-eight" she relied. "I… — Dianne Sylvan 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
The battle for women's rights has largely been won. The days when they were demanded and discussed in strident tones should be… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
A backlash against women's rights is nothing new. Indeed it's a recurring phenomenon: it returns every time women begin to make some… — Susan Faludi Copy Share Image
...at this stage in the advancement of women the best policy for them is not to talk much about the abstract principles… — Virginia Gildersleeve Copy Share Image
“Hodel saw it through her sister’s eyes: women were created to be in every way partners, not mindless slaves or brainless doormats,… — Alexandra Silber Copy Share Image
“The God part is in your agency. The trust- the divine trust- is that you have an opportunity to participate in the… — Dr. Willie Parker Copy Share Image
“The social invisibility of women's experience is not "a failure of human communication." It is a socially arranged bias persisted in long… — Joanna Russ Copy Share Image
The entire party and country should hurl into the fire and break the neck of anyone who dared trample underfoot the sacred… — Enver Hoxha Copy Share Image
The whole land seems aroused to discussion on the province of woman, and I am glad of it. We are willing to… — Angelina Grimke Copy Share Image
The message of our campaign is "Make every mother and child count". This campaign is not just about health. It is also… — Liya Kebede Copy Share Image
“While sports are indisputably a positive source of strength and self-development for girls, they can accomplish this only if the environment in… — Leslie Heywood Copy Share Image
“Of all the evils for which man has made himself responsible, none is so degrading, so shocking or so brutal as his… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“Roe has been a good friend, one women could count on when in trouble. We are on uncertain ground after Casey. Women,… — Sarah Weddington Copy Share Image
We often forget that the women's rights movement actually grew out of the abolition movement. It is really within abolitionism that many… — Manisha Sinha Copy Share Image
If you ask me about my views on the environment, on women's rights, on gay rights, I am liberal. I don't have… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
People on death row, the treatment of animals, women's right to choose. So much in America is based on religious fundamentalist Christianity.… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
“Romance novels feature nuanced portrayals of female characters having adventures, making choices, and accepting themselves just as they are. When we say… — Maya Rodale Copy Share Image
![“I call [fourth-wave feminism] fainting–couch feminism, a la the delicate Victorian ladies who retreated to an elegant chaise when overcome with emotion. As an equality feminist from the 1970s, I am dismayed by this new craze. Women are not children. We are not fragile little birds who can’t cope…” quote by Christina Hoff Sommers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fb5/christina-hoff-sommers-18174_feminism_i-call-fourth-wave-feminism-fainting-cou_1176569.jpg)
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