Bigs Quote by Ani DiFranco

The problem with feminism in the second wave was that we fought so much among ourselves, and I think we did so much damage…

— Erica Jong

I feel like so much of mainstream feminism springs from the second wave, which was essentially a discourse spearheaded by white, cisgender, upper middle…

— Hari Nef

Second-wave feminists didn't look for an overthrow of patriarchy. Instead, they analyzed what they were up against and fought it in all of its…

— Cynthia Kauffman

It used to be that if someone was to get involved in feminism, it was probably because they were already interested. They were already…

— Jessica Valenti

We take a lot for granted as second wave feminists, what our mothers and aunts did for us.

— Vera Farmiga

The women's movement resurgence of standing up for so many things that were kind of sleepy there for a decade or so, there's been…

— Bonnie Raitt

Well, you know, I was raised by a 1970s feminist. My mom had a consciousness-raising group. I used to sit at the top of…

— Ayelet Waldman

I'm feeling in the earth a massive shift, in especially female consciousness, that is... slightly different than feminism. It feels like this mass reexamination…

— Brigette Lundy-Paine

When I was growing up, the current of feminism was strong. You just had to step off the bank, and you'd be swept up.…

— Nina Tassler

Want to talk third wave feminism, you could cite Ariel Levy and the idea that women have internalized male oppression. Going to spring break…

— Chuck Palahniuk

Feminism in some ways has become quite dormant.

— Tina Brown

Feminism began to dawn on my brain belatedly in life.

— Gloria Steinem