“There is only one princess in the Disney tales, one girl who gets to be exalted. Princesses may confide in a sympathetic mouse or teacup, but they do not have girlfriends. God forbid Snow White should give Sleeping Beauty a little support. Let's review: princesses avoid female bonding. Their goals are to be saved by a prince, get married, and be taken care of the rest of their lives.” GivingShouldMayLittlesCareGirlGoalSleepWhiteSupportTakenMarriedFemaleSavedTalesSnowGirlfriendReviewsPrincessMiceSympatheticExaltedBondingSnow WhiteSleeping Beauty Book:Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture Source: Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture
“No wonder male religious leaders so often say that humans were born in sin—because we were born to female creatures. Only by obeying the rules of the patriarchy can we be reborn through men. No wonder priests and ministers in skirts sprinkle imitation birth fluid over our heads, give us new names, and promise rebirth into everlasting life.” MenGivingHumansNamesBornReligiousSinLeaderWonderBirthPromiseCreaturesFemaleMalesMinistersPriestsImitationPatriarchyEverlastingRebirthFluidSkirtsRebornObeyingReligious LeadersSprinklesEverlasting Life Author:Gloria Steinem
“Female education ... has occupied my attention so far only as the education of my own daughters ... I thought it essential to give them a solid education which might enable them, when become mothers, to educate their own daughters, and even to direct the course for sons, should their fathers be.” GivingShouldMightMotherCoursesFatherMy OwnAttentionSonEssentialsDaughterFemaleDirectEducationalEducateFemale Education Book:The Essential Jefferson Source: The Essential Jefferson
“I'm in my dressing room about to play to a sold-out crowd at the O2 arena in Ireland. Name a female rapper who's ever done that and I will give you $100,000.” InspirationalGivingDonePlayNamesRoomsFemaleCrowdsEmpoweringRapperIrelandArenaDressingsFunny InspirationalDressing RoomsSold OutFemale Rapper Author:Nicki Minaj
“Lynda Carter played Wonder Woman and was one of the first female superheroes. It gives me more of an encouragement that we can be strong and can do whatever a guy can do.” GivingFirstsGuyStrongCan DoWonderFemaleGive MeEncouragementSuperheroCarterWonder Woman Author:Thuy Trang
“"Is God a Man or a Woman ?" The answer to this question is neither God is That. But if you must give God a gender, God is more female than male, for he is contained in She.” IfsMenGivingSpiritualAnswersFemaleMalesGender Author:Mata Amritanandamayi