Attention Quote by bell hooks

I began using pseudonyms early in my career, when I was being paid a quarter a cent a word for my work, and when…

— Anonymous

The early feminist argument that violence against women is not inherently a private matter, but has been privatized by the sexist structures of the…

— Angela Davis

Looking back Little Lulu was an early feminist, but at the time I just thought she was a really feisty developed comic strip character.

— Bill Griffith

Pseudonyms make it a little easier to shift perspective and approach the subject matter with the appropriate persona. That also may be looking into…

— John Wilson

“In a culture which holds the two-parent patriarchal family in higher esteem than any other arrangement, all children feel emotionally insecure when their family…

— bell hooks

“Feminist consciousness-raising has not significantly pushed women in the direction of revolutionary politics. For the most part, it has not helped women understand capitalism–how…

— bell hooks

“Feminist politics is losing momentum because feminist movement has lost clear definitions. We have those definitions. Let's reclaim them. We can share the simple…

— bell hooks

“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

“Women, even the most oppressed among us, do exercise power. These powers can be used to advance feminist struggle. Forms of power held by…

— bell hooks

“Men did care enough to struggle with our demands. And some cared enough to convert to feminist thinking and to change. But only a…

— bell hooks

“Often emphasis on identity and lifestyle is appealing because it creates a false sense that one is engaged in praxis. However, praxis within any…

— bell hooks

I chose a pseudonym, Chris Marker, pronounceable in most languages, because I was very intent on traveling.

— Chris Marker