“Feminism means having a choice. And feminism doesn't care which choices you make, either. Just that you have them. The point has never been to establish some principled refusal to give yourself to another human being. The point is to make sure you can give yourself--or not give yourself--of your free will.” GivingHumansMeanCareChoicesHuman BeingsFeminismFree WillRefusalChoices You MakePrincipled Book:Tolstoy Lied: A Love Story Source: Tolstoy Lied: A Love Story
“Feminism is not antisexuality. On the contrary. It says that sexuality shouldn't be confused with violence and dominance and that it should be a matter of free choice. It shouldn't be forced on you by economics, including dependence on a husband, or by pressure.” ShouldMatterChoicesViolenceFeminismHusbandEconomicsPressureIncludingSexualityContraryConfusedDependenceDominanceFree Choice Author:Gloria Steinem
“Feminism has nothing at all to do with being 'feminine.' Feminine means accentuating the womanly attributes that make women deliciously different from men. The feminine woman enjoys her right to be a woman. She has a positive outlook on life. She knows she is a person with her own identity and that she can seek fulfillment in the career of her choice, including that of traditional wife and mother.” KnowsMenMeanPersonsDifferentMotherChoicesEnjoyCareersWifeFeminismIdentityIncludingTraditionalFulfillmentFeminineAttributesOutlookPositive OutlookWomanlyOutlook On LifeWives And MothersPositive Outlook On Life Author:Phyllis Schlafly
“Feminism is a choice, and if a woman does not want to be a feminist, that is her right, but it is still my responsibility to fight for her rights. I believe feminism is grounded in supporting the choices of women even if we wouldn't make certain choices for ourselves. I believe women not just in the United States but throughout the world deserve equality and freedom but know I am in no position to tell women of other cultures what that equality and freedom should look like.” IfsKnowsWorldWantShouldBelieveLooksDoeStillsStatesCertainChoicesCultureFightingI BelieveUnitedResponsibilityUnited StatesRightsFeminismPositionDeserveFeministGroundedOther Cultures Book:Bad Feminist: Essays Source: Bad Feminist: Essays
“Feminism or the family? Carried to excess maybe. I have insisted that women cannot be defined solely in those terms. But for a great many women - not all, because we are only beginning to realize and affirm the diversity of women themselves - choosing motherhood makes motherhood itself a liberating choice.” ChoicesTermRealizingFeminismDiversityMotherhoodDefinedGreat MenExcessLiberating Author:Betty Friedan
“Feminism wasn’t supposed to make us miserable. It was supposed to make us free; to give women the power to shape their fortunes and work for a more just world. Today, women have choices that their grandmothers could not have imagined. The challenge lies in recognizing that having choices carries the responsibility to make them wisely, striving not for perfection or the ephemeral all, but for lives and loves that matter.” WorldGivingMatterTodayLyingChoicesChallengesResponsibilityFeminismShapesPerfectionAnd LoveFortuneStriveMiserableGrandmotherCarrieRecognizingLife And LoveWorld TodayEphemeral Author:Debora Spar