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“Because we are denied knowledge of our history, we are deprived of standing upon each other's shoulders and building upon each other's hard earned accomplishments. Instead we are condemned to repeat what others have done before us and thus we continually reinvent the wheel. The goal of The Dinner Party is to break this cycle.”

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Judy Chicago

Judy Chicago, born on July 20, 1939, is an influential American artist known for her work centered on feminist and social-political issues. Her art, which encompasses painting, sculpture, and installation, explores themes of gender, power, and identity. more

“Once I knew that I wanted to be an artist, I had made myself into one. I did not understand that wanting doesn't always lead to action. Many of the women had been raised without the sense that they could mold and shape their own lives, and so, wanting to be an artist (but without the ability to realize their wants) was, for some of them, only an idle fantasy, like wanting to go to the moon.”

Want Made Action Wanted Artist Realizing Ability Fantasy Shapes Moon Raised Idle Mold

Book:THROUGH THE FLOWER: My Struggle as A Woman Artist

Source: THROUGH THE FLOWER: My Struggle as A Woman Artist

“With my early work I got eviscerated by my male professors, and so you learned to disguise your impulses, as many women have done. And thats definitely changed.”

Done Changed Males Impulse Professors Disguise Early Work

Author:Judy Chicago

“Even if I am simply one more woman laying one more brick in the foundation of a new and more humane world, it is enough to make me rise eagerly from my bed each morning and face the challenge of breaking the historic silence that has held women captive for so long.”