African Women Quotes

11 African Women quotes by 8 unique authors

Most African women are taught to endure abusive marriages. They say endurance means a good wife but most women endure abusive relationship because they are… — Joyce Banda
She was not a white woman. She was not a Greek... Until the emergence of the doctrine of white superiority, Cleopatra was generally pictured as… — John Henrik Clarke
The first book I wrote was The Bride Price which was a romantic book, but my husband burnt the book when he saw it. I… — Buchi Emecheta
I stand before you and the world humbled by this recognition and uplifted by the honour of being the 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate. As the… — Wangari Maathai
When I went back home, I was constantly being reminded, I'm an African woman, and so there are certain things I shouldn't do, certain ambitions… — Wangari Maathai
Americans of faith should try as hard to save the lives of African women as the lives of unborn fetuses. — Nicholas D. Kristof
Lawrence Hill, a cultural and spiritual descendant of West African griots, has used his vast storytelling talents to create an epic story that spans three… — Unknown Author
I write about African women, that's really my topic. I have no shame or qualm in it because it's a very underrepresented topic, which is… — Danai Gurira
African women in general need to know that it's OK for them to be the way they are - to see the way they are… — Wangari Maathai
It was easy to persecute me without people feeling ashamed. It was easy to vilify me and project me as a woman who was not… — Wangari Maathai
Culturally, it is commonplace for African women to work. — Richard Attias

Who Wrote These African Women Quotes

8 authors contributed a total of 11 African Women Quotes as follows: