Years ago Quote by Alice Walker

“First off, as has been well stated by many Indigenous Feminists before us, the idea of gender equality did not come from the suffragettes…

— Erin Konsmo

“If feminism can understand the patriarchy, it's important to question why so many feminists struggle to understand whiteness as a political structure in the…

— Reni Eddo-Lodge

I think that it is too common for white feminists to say, 'We want some diversity. Come join our movement about gender, but we…

— Rachel Dolezal

It is obvious that many women have appropriated feminism to serve their own ends, especially those white women who have been at the forefront…

— Bell Hooks

I am interested in people living in the margins of society, and I do have a mission to tell the stories of women of…

— Lynn Nottage

“Women, all women, are accountable for racism continuing to divide us. Our willingness to assume responsibility for the elimination of racism need not be…

— bell hooks

I personally feel like the conversation around feminism has advanced a lot. People are starting to realize privileged white feminism isn't cutting it. We…

— Esme Creed-Miles

I do feel it's crucial that women's opinions be taken equally with men's. But still'I have not been accepted by the American white feminist…

— Kola Boof

Feminism is to sexism what black nationalism is to racism; the most rational response to the problem.

— Pearl Cleage

“Womanism is feminism's vulgate. It asserts that women are the oppressed or the victims and never the collaborators in the 'bad' things that men…

— Rosalind Coward

The process begins with the individual woman’s acceptance that American women, without exception, are socialized to be racist, classist and sexist, in varying degrees,…

— Bell Hooks

One of the greatest gifts of Black feminism to ourselves has been to make it a little easier simply to be Black and female.

— Barbara Smith