Always Quote by Annie Lennox

Women's issues have always been a part of my life.

— Annie Lennox

I've thought about what is an alternative word to feminism. There isn't one. It's a perfectly good word. And it can't be changed.

— Annie Lennox

I'm appalled that the word 'feminism' has been denigrated to a place of almost ridicule and I very passionately believe the word needs to…

— Annie Lennox

The word feminism needs to be taken back. It needs to be reclaimed in a way that is inclusive of men.

— Annie Lennox

Why are we not valuing the word 'feminism' when there is so much work to be done in terms of empowerment and emancipation of…

— Annie Lennox

I'm appalled the word feminism has been denigrated to a place of almost ridicule and I very passionately believe the word needs to be…

— Annie Lennox

I stand on the shoulders of giants that have gone before me, in terms of affording people like myself, women, the access to democracy,…

— Annie Lennox

“...for all that people have tried to abuse it and disown it. "feminism" is still the word we need. No other word will do.…

— Caitlin Moran

I think that the word feminism doesn't imply enough in terms of solidarity with other liberation struggles. I am firmly committed to the notion…

— Sally Potter

“We need to reclaim the word 'feminism'. We need the word 'feminism' back real bad. When statistics come in saying that only 29% of…

— Caitlin Moran

My mother saw nothing inconsistent in her traditional desire to look after her husband and children and her radical politics. She began her civil…

— Ezekiel Emanuel

There's been the same kind of demonizing of the word 'feminism' as words like 'liberal,' 'affirmative action,' and so on.

— Gloria Steinem