“Feminism has fought no wars ... killed no opponents ... set up no concentration camps ... starved no enemies ... practiced no cruelty. Its battles have been for education, for the vote, for better working conditions, for safety in the streets ... for reforms in the law.” Has BeensWarLawFightingWomenEducationEnemyFeminismStreetsConditionsBattleVoteSafetyKillingFeministCrueltyReformOpponentsVotingConcentrationCampsWomen EmpowermentNo WarConcentration CampPublic SafetyAccess To EducationWorking Conditions Author:Dale Spender
“men have been in charge of according value to literature, and ... they have found the contributions of their own sex immeasurably superior.” MenHas BeensValuesFoundLiteratureSexSuperiorsContributionSexism Author:Dale Spender
“what has been termed 'correct' English is nothing other than the blatant legitimation of the white middle-class code.” Has BeensWhiteClassMiddleCodeMiddle Class Author:Dale Spender
“For centuries women have been saying many of the things we are saying today and which we have often thought of as new.” Has BeensTodayCentury Author:Dale Spender
“Paradoxically, the most constructive thing women can do is to write, for in the act of writing we deny our muteness and begin to eliminate some of the difficulties that have been put upon us.” WritingHas BeensArtArtistWomenDifficultyDenyConstructive Author:Dale Spender
“... for centuries there has been a long and honorable tradition of women who have resisted and protested against men and their power.” MenLongHas BeensWomenCenturyTraditionHonorable Book:Feminist theorists: three centuries of key women thinkers Source: Feminist theorists: three centuries of key women thinkers
“The talkativeness of women has been gauged in comparison not with men but with silence. Women have not been judged on the grounds of whether they talk more than men, but of whether they talk more than silent women.” MenHas BeensSilenceSilentComparisonJudged Author:Dale Spender
