Away Quote by Janine di Giovanni

I became a feminist because I wanted to help my daughters, other women and myself aspire to something more than a place behind a…

— Faith Ringgold

I came from this very traditional background and I benefited hugely from feminism. I felt privileged going to university and doing a PhD. Most…

— Denise Mina

Some people know from an early age that they want to go to university. It's part of their plan for life; a given. I…

— Gavin Williamson

I wanted to go to university and experience something that I felt like I'd missed. I wanted to be around bright, intelligent young people…

— Yasmin Paige

My mum wanted me to go to university.

— Florence Welch

After graduation, I discovered that I'd hit the limit of what I could learn from the women in my family. On top of that,…

— Caroline Ghosn

I've been a feminist since I was a teenager, but originally it was because I wanted to make the world a better place for…

— Anna Quindlen

My parents were dead set against my becoming a professional performer before I finished college. They felt the most important thing a girl can…

— Joey Heatherton

Given the way universities work to reinforce and perpetuate the status quo, the way knowledge is offered as commodity, Women's Studies can easily become…

— Bell Hooks

Luckily my parents were not against my ambition, they've always been very supportive. But they were adamant that I went to university first.

— Archie Panjabi

I got expelled from high school, and then did my exams from home. I decided, through that experience, that I was going to expediate…

— Charlie Hunnam

I saw leaving college as an opportunity to do something different with my life. I always thought that becoming an academic was going to…

— Jodie Foster