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“Women are all female impersonators to some degree.”

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This book delves into the multifaceted nature of femininity, examining its cultural, historical, and psychological dimensions. It investigates how femininity is defined and perceived in various societies and contexts, offering insights into the evolving understanding of this complex concept. more

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Susan Brownmiller

Susan Brownmiller, an American journalist born on February 15, 1935, is renowned for her profound insights into feminist and gender equality issues, particularly her seminal work 'Against Our Will: Men, Women, and Rape,' which had a significant impact on the feminist movement. more

“Society does not need more children; but it does need more loved children. Quite literally, we cannot afford unloved children - but we pay heavily for them every day. There should not be the slightest communal concern when a woman elects to destroy the life of her thousandth-of-an-ounce embryo. But all society should rise up in alarm when it hears that a baby that is not wanted is about to be born.”

Needs Should Children Doe Wanted Born Pay Baby Concern Feminist Alarms Unloved Embryos Being Unloved

Author:Garrett Hardin

“Abortion... was probably regarded by the average Roman of the later days of Paganism much as Englishmen in the last century regarded convivial excesses, as certainly wrong, but so venial as scarcely to deserve censure.”

Lasts Century Deserve Average Feminist Abortion Excess Englishmen Paganism Censure

Book:History of European morals: from Augustus to Charlemagne. II

Source: History of European morals: from Augustus to Charlemagne. II

“Of course [I'm a feminist]. And everyone I know is a feminist.”

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Author:Chelsea Clinton

“It is really funny how even cool chicks are sort of like, 'Our moms covered that feminism thing and now we're living in a post-that world,' when that just isn't true.”

World Feminism Mom Feminist Posts Covered Chicks