Challenges Quote by Bell Hooks

One 'I am woman/Hear me roar' speech may play well with her allies in the media, but women need to look beyond her rhetoric…

— Mercedes Schlapp

We must help women in every society to have their voices heard.

— Madeleine Albright

“In the early years of contemporary feminist movement, solidarity between women was often equated with the formation of "safe" spaces where groups of presumably…

— bell hooks

“When we dare to speak in a liberatory voice, we threaten even those who may initially claim to want our words. In the act…

— bell hooks

“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

“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

Women's voices need to be in politics, and shaping politics from the very beginning, not serve as an afterthought.

— Zephyr Teachout

Women need to attack those negative voices they have in their head.

— Jada Pinkett Smith

We are fighting misogynists in every culture. My solution is to listen to the women in each community and amplify their voices.

— Mona Eltahawy

“We are challenging white feminists to be accountable for their racism because at the base we still want to believe that they really want…

— Cherríe L. Moraga Gloria Anzaldua

It's time for women to make their voices heard. Their silence on the subject of war and peace is deafening.

— Helen Thomas

It's not enough for women to speak out on the issue - for the message to be strong and consistent, women's voices must be…

— John Conyers