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- Some women being empowered does not prove the patriarchy is dead. It proves that some of us are lucky.
- I believe women not just in the United States but throughout the world deserve equality and freedom but know I am in no position to…
- I believe feminism is grounded in supporting the choices of women even if we wouldn’t make certain choices for ourselves.
- Maybe I'm a bad feminist, but I am deeply committed to the issues important to the feminist movement. I have strong opinions about misogyny, institutional…
- We don't all have to believe in the same feminism. Feminism can be pluralistic so long as we respect the different feminisms we carry with…
- When I drive to work, I listen to thuggish rap at a very loud volume, even though the lyrics are degrading to women and offend…
- Placing Margaret Sanger on the $20 bill will remind us of what she has done for women and our reproductive health and how the fight…
- I reject the idea that when young women make choices with which we disagree, they are acting without autonomy.
- Feminism is, I hope, a way to a better future for everyone who inhabits this world. Feminism should not be something that needs a seductive…
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- The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes. — Bella Abzug
- You know, men and women are a lot alike in certain situations. Like when they're both on fire - they're exactly alike. — Dave Attell
- When the British came to Ibo land, for instance, at the beginning of the 20th century, and defeated the men in pitched… — Chinua Achebe
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