Active Quote by Sally Potter

World War II put feminism on hold for a long time; the men went away to fight, a lot of women in those years…

— Margaret Drabble

For women, World War II had offered an opportunity, and often the necessity, to get out of the house to work.

— Cathleen Schine

“In the 1950s at least less was expected of women. Now we're supposed to build a career, build a home, be the supermum that…

— Sara Sheridan

'Feminist comedy,' practically an oxymoron, had a couple of good years after WWII. Chalk it up to the forced female autonomy that occurred during…

— Grace Slick

World War II affected the male population in a very detrimental way. They were happy to be home, happy to be alive, happy they…

— Nick Nolte

The whole 1950s notion was find the right girl, get married, move to the suburbs and then hang out with the guys while she…

— Hugh Hefner

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

Our goal in the '70s was to end the closed door era. There were so many things that were off limits to women, policing,…

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“Ironically, the memory of the women heroes of World War I was largely eclipsed by the very women they had inspired. The more blatant…

— Kathryn J. Atwood

“Thousands of other future feminists lived in middle-class homes, growing up to be bright, popular, and good. Everything appeared to promise them a future…

— Sara M. Evans

In the bad old days, men kept women from choosing to work. In the bad new days, women keep women from choosing to stay…

— Jennifer Crusie

Because of [Amelia Earhart], we had more women available to fly in the 1940's to help us get through World War II. And because…

— Eileen Collins