“If attempting to make the world a civilized one, makes you a bad woman in the eyes of the dumb patriarchal society,… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“The new information technology, indifferent to human suffering, does not accommodate humane needs unless we harness it and make it do so.” — Mahnaz Afkhami Copy Share Image
“Given the same honor and dignity as men, women can build a much better and more harmonious world.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
It appears to me that our sex is only discussed publicly in a derogatory manner. The respectable woman is doomed to anonymity. — Karen Essex Copy Share Image
During the 19th-century struggle for women's rights in America, many saw a competition between rights for black people and those for women. — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
The only reason that they say, 'Women and children first' is to test the strength of the lifeboats. — Jean Kerr Copy Share Image
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[In 16th century European society] Marriage was the triumphal arch through which women, almost without exception, had to pass in order to… — Antonia Fraser 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
“A society where feminine beauty is defined not by the human self on genuine intellectual and sentimental grounds, but by a computer… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Women are no sheep. Women are no fragile showpiece to be placed above the fire-place. Women of the thinking society are the… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“The whistle buried under my skin and became a permanent part of me. I had a radar for certain eyes afterward. It… — Deb Caletti Copy Share Image
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“Say to yourself, I am perfect, the way I am. Say to yourself, I am beautiful the way I am. Say to… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Was this what it was going to be like? Was I turning into someone who had panic attacks about walking home from… — Ruth Ware Copy Share Image
“Why should women have to give up their name upon marriage, as if they are nothing but hood ornaments to their husbands!… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“One of single moms’ biggest challenges is finding time to do it all. If you have a co-parent, it can be tempting… — Emma Johnson Copy Share Image
“If you can't tell from my rap lyrics already, yes I am a feminist. And when I'm saying "hoe" or "bitch" I… — Scott McGoldrick Copy Share Image
“I am no feminist. Even though the term "feminism" is founded upon the basic principle of gender equality, it possesses its own… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“It is remarkable, remembering the bitterness of those days, what a change of temper a fixed income will bring about. No force… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
When anesthesia was developed, it was for many decades routinely withheld from women giving birth, since women were "supposed" to suffer. One… — Nicholas D. Kristof Copy Share Image
“I had come to worry about those women who were full-time mothers and homemakers by choice. Did other, more career-minded women have… — Lin Pardey Copy Share Image
“There should be a public outcry about what happened to me and other women in the name of our government! But history… — Diane Chamberlain 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
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 make her paint her face and dance If she won't be a slave, we say that she don't love us If… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
“We walked through the streets with our protectors. We wore our dresses. We gave up our education because that was the price… — C.J. Redwine Copy Share Image
“Repression is a seamless garment; a society which is authoritarian in its social and sexual codes, which crushes its women beneath the… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
My mother was a great advocate of womens rights, a member of the League of Womens Voters and lifelong member of Planned… — Kathryn Lasky Copy Share Image
I do not think, sir, you have any right to command me, merely because you are older than I, or because you… — Charlotte Bronte Copy Share Image
“We insult her everyday on TV And wonder why she has no guts or confidence When she's young we kill her will… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
“You are Fire! Don’t believe these mere mortals. They want to put you on a pedestal and sing paeans to you; later… — Avijeet Das Copy Share Image
A reader kindly pointed out to me recently that most of the quotes I include are by men. And it's true. Personally,… — Charlotte Bronte Copy Share Image
“Women Ain't Hood Ornament (The Sonnet) Why should women have to give up, Their name when they get married, As if they… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“I can quote you several examples where women were physically and violently hurt by men but at the same time, they were… — Shahla Khan Copy Share Image
I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
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“When the awful time of reckoning comes, and the Jehovah God appears to demand why his command has been disobeyed, Adam endeavors… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton Copy Share Image
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