“They are talking about how we can't trust the faded women, women who can't be touched but can stand on the earth, which means they must be lying about something, they must be deceiving us somehow.” FeminismMetaphorSymbolismSocial CommentaryCarmen Maria MachadoHer Body And Other PartiesReal Women Have Bodies Book:Her Body and Other Parties: Stories Source: Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
“The ribbon is not a secret; it's just mine.” FeminismIdentityEmotionalAbuseSexualityMotherhoodShort StoryGender RolesSexual AssaultGirlhood Book:The Husband Stitch Source: The Husband Stitch
“You did not believe this was a battle that would be won in your lifetime, and so you resolved yourself to live in that wobbly space where your humanity and rights were openly debated on cable news, and the defense of them was not a requirement for the presidency. You were already a woman, so you knew. Occupying that space was your goddamned specialty.” FeminismLgbtqMarriage EqualityDream House Book:In the Dream House Source: In the Dream House