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“[Our] struggle for liberation has significance only if it takes place within a feminist movement that has as its fundamental goal the liberation of all people.”

Quote by Bell Hooks

Book:Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism

Work

Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism

This book delves into the historical and contemporary struggles faced by Black women in the context of feminism, examining their unique perspectives and advocating for their rights and recognition. more

Author

Bell Hooks

Bell Hooks, born Gloria Jean Watkins, is an American author, scholar, and activist. Her work primarily focuses on issues of race, gender, and social justice, particularly on feminist and black feminist thought. Hooks' works include novels, poetry, academic writings, and autobiographies, and her writing style is beloved by readers for its profound social insight and desire for change. more

“If women really choose prostitution, why is it mostly marginalized and disadvantaged women who do? If we want to discuss the issue of choice, let’s look at who is doing the actual choosing in the context of prostitution. Surely the issue is not why women allegedly choose to be in prostitution, but why men choose to buy the bodies of millions of women and children worldwide and call it sex. Philosophically, the response to the choice debate is ‘not’ to deny that women are capable of choosing within contexts of powerlessness, but to question how much real value, worth, and power these so-called choices confer. Politically, the question becomes, should the state sanction the sex industry based on the claim that some women choose prostitution when most women’s choice is actually 'compliance’ to the only options available? When governments idealize women’s alleged choice to be in prostitution by legalizing, decriminalizing, or regulating the sex industry, they endorse a new range of 'conformity’ for women. Increasingly, what is defended as a choice is not a triumph over oppression but another name for it.”

Feminism Prostitution Radical Feminism Sex Trafficking

Book:Not a Choice, Not a Job: Exposing the Myths about Prostitution and the Global Sex Trade

Source: Not a Choice, Not a Job: Exposing the Myths about Prostitution and the Global Sex Trade

“Sofia couldn’t afford to live on faith any longer. It ended up hurting too much.”

Pain Happiness Memories Loss Fiction Family Sadness Depression Hardship

Book:Life Between Seconds

Source: Life Between Seconds

“The Gnostic’s passionate adoration of Sophia was known as philosophia – the love of Sophia – a mystical communication with divine feminine wisdom, having little to do with the strictly intellectual, most often masculine, pursuit currently labeled “philosophy.”

Mystery Feminism Mysticism Mystic Gnosticism Sophia Gnostic Mystics Materialism Versus Spiritualism Zeena Schreck Philosopy Mystery Religions Feminine Wisdom Greek Sophia

Author:Zeena Schreck

“A woman of feeling does not easily give way. You may call it pride, or tenacity, call it what you will. In spite of all the evidence to the contrary, their emotions are more primitive than ours. They hold to the thing they want, and never surrender. We have our wars and battles, Mr. Ashey. But women can fight too.”