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Louise Meriwether

Louise Meriwether is an American novelist known for her profound insights into racial and social issues. Her works often focus on the experiences of African American women, particularly their lives under the backdrop of segregation and gender discrimination. more

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“[I]n most human societies, men tend to try, and usually succeed, to monopolize the most exciting, dramatic kinds of work—they'll set the fires that burn down the forest on which they plant their fields, for example, and, if they can, relegate to women the more monotonous and time-consuming tasks, such as weeding. One might say that men will always take for themselves the kind of jobs one can tell stories about afterward, and try to assign women the kind you tell stories during.”

“I choose to make every day a women’s day. Where I respect, honor, cherish, admire, love, protect, appreciate, support, listen to, and believe every woman. To all women of all shapes and heights. To all women of all skin colors and races. Know you are beautiful In your own way. Wear your crown of pride, for it always takes a lot to be who you are. A phenomenon woman.”