“The state of the world today demands that women become less modest and dream/plan/act/risk on a larger scale.” Quote by Charlotte Bunch
“Remember our heritage is our power; we can know ourselves and our capacities by seeing that other women have been strong.” KnowsHas BeensRememberStrongWomenSeeingCapacityHeritageWomens RightsStrong Women Author:Judy Chicago
“Educate a man and you educate an individual. Educate a woman and you educate a family.” MenIndividualWomenEducationWomen EmpowermentEducateWomens RightsEmpowered Women Author:Arthur Shearly Cripps
“The young women of today, free to study, to speak, to write, to choose their occupation, should remember that every inch of this freedom was bought for them at a great price. It is for them to show their gratitude by helping onward the reforms of their own times, by spreading the light of freedom and of truth still wider. The debt that each generation owes to the past it must pay to the future.” ShouldWritingStillsHelpingShowsLightTodayPastRememberYoungSpeakWomenPayStudyGenerationsGratitudeDebtReformOccupationInchesWomens RightsYoung Women Author:Abigail Scott Duniway
“When women's true history shall have been written, her part in the upbuilding of this nation will astound the world.” WorldHas BeensNationsWomenWrittenWomens Rights Author:Abigail Scott Duniway
“We need a kind of feminism that aims not just to assimilate into the institutions that men have created over the centuries, but to infiltrate and subvert them.” MenNeedsKindWomenFeminismCenturyAimInstitutionsWomens Rights Author:Barbara Ehrenreich
“What we need is a tough new kind of feminism with no illusions. Women do not change institutions simply by assimilating into them. We need a feminism that teaches a woman to say no - not just to the date rapist or overly insistent boyfriend but, when necessary, to the military or corporate hierarchy within which she finds herself. We need a kind of feminism that aims not just to assimilate into the institutions that men have created over the centuries, but to infiltrate and subvert them.” MenNeedsKindWomenTeachFeminismCenturyMilitaryIllusionToughAimInstitutionsCorporateWomens RightsHierarchy Author:Barbara Ehrenreich
“Adult women, all of us, have to come to grips with how we have been affected by gender norms, and how we have been silenced. We have to help our daughters. Understanding it within ourselves and helping our young girls stand up for themselves is one way.” WayHas BeensHelpingYoungGirlUnderstandingWomenDaughterAdultsGenderOne WayAffectedWomens RightsNormOur Daughter Author:Jane Fonda
“... being a feminist means that you believe in civil rights and social justice.” BelieveMeanSocialJusticeRightsSocial JusticeFeministCivil RightsWomens Rights Author:Janeane Garofalo
“Every constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does not.” MenWorldDoeWarEndsWomenWrittenCitizensEqualMen And WomenConstitutionWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiWorld War IWomens RightsProvisionStature Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.” PersonsMotherWomenIndependentWomens RightsIndependent WomenBe Your Own Person Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg