Feminism Quote by Cynthia Kauffman

The problem with feminism in the second wave was that we fought so much among ourselves, and I think we did so much damage…

— Erica Jong

We take a lot for granted as second wave feminists, what our mothers and aunts did for us.

— Vera Farmiga

I feel like so much of mainstream feminism springs from the second wave, which was essentially a discourse spearheaded by white, cisgender, upper middle…

— Hari Nef

Feminists are in an untenable position, defending something they no longer believe in, and which history will force them to recognize was destructive of…

— Dave Sim

Remember that in the early days of the feminist movement, they refused to have a leader; different women would just stand up and speak.…

— James Hillman

There was a dance that everyone was doing that was heavily skewed with the power in one direction, but the dance was basically working,…

— Amanda Palmer

I was always a feminist, for I liked intellectual revolt as much as I disliked physical violence. On the whole, I think women havelost…

— Ellen Glasgow

The feminist revolution had to be fought because women quite simply were stopped at a state of evolution far short of their human capacity.

— Betty Friedan

But one did not do feminist theory, as such, in those days, not only because male academic discourse did not recognize such a term,…

— Teresa de Lauretis

But one did not do feminist theory, as such, in those days, not only because male academic discourse did not recognize such a term,…

— Teresa de Lauretis

Feminism isn't simply about being a woman in a position of power. It's battling systemic inequities; it's a social justice movement that believes sexism,…

— Jessica Valenti

There's a lot of women that wanted no part of this feminist movement way back in the late sixties. The modern era can be…

— Rush Limbaugh