Big deal Quote by Marianne Williamson

I think the Women's movement has had a major impact on everybody's lives in our nation and in the world as a whole.

— Bell Hooks

What had really caused the women's movement was the additional years of human life. At the turn of the century women's life expectancy was…

— Betty Friedan

Feminism or the family? Carried to excess maybe. I have insisted that women cannot be defined solely in those terms. But for a great…

— Betty Friedan

“...once becoming a mother, a woman might be radicalized in her feminism. She had a greater stake in saving the earth from male politicians.…

— Erica Jong

An ethic of maternalism was central to the utopianism of 19th century feminists. I don't think that today's women see motherhood as a source…

— Clare Wright

We've turned into a nation of mothers to our men. I think it's a dreadful mistake that doesn't benefit anybody.

— Joy Browne

Of course, a woman's choice to go out into the world is a very significant thing. But part of real liberation is recognizing that…

— Marianne Williamson

The media and even, to some degree, leaders of women's organizations don't understand that the women's movement is an absolute part of society now.…

— Betty Friedan

I don't think that the feminist movement has done much for the characters of women.

— Doris Lessing

When I was growing up, the current of feminism was strong. You just had to step off the bank, and you'd be swept up.…

— Nina Tassler

At first, it must be remembered, that [women] can never accomplish anything until they put womanhood ahead of wifehood, and make motherhood the highest…

— Herbert Croly

I think obviously we need to work harder at extending the women's movement. How do women who have prepared for careers and have a…

— Tom Brokaw