“Cathy was the first widely syndicated humor strip created by a woman. The strip was pretty revolutionary at the time not only because it starred a female, but also because it was so emotionally honest about all the conflicting feelings many women had in 1976.” FirstsFeelingsHumorHonestFemaleRevolutionaryCathy Author:Cathy Guisewite
“With surgical insight, Inside Madeline delves into the most complex female territory imaginable and dissects until every honest bone is revealed. Bomer's prose doesn't flinch, doesn't filter-the bravery of these stories left me breathless.” StoriesLeftHonestFemaleBraveryComplexesInsightBonesProseTerritoryFiltersBreathlessMadeline Author:Alissa Nutting
“I'm pretty open. I'm not afraid of men. I'm not afraid of women. I'm not afraid of sex and sexuality. It's part of me, and it comes out in the photograph. It's as if at that moment when I'm taking pictures, I'm not a man and I'm not a woman. If I see a moment that seems true to me, that seems honest, whether it's female or male, it's part of me as well.” IfsMenWellsMomentsSeemsSexHonestFemaleMalesPhotographSexualityThat MomentNot AfraidTaking Pictures Author:Mario Sorrenti
“To be honest I listen to the female opinion on my photos. If all the girls in the office choose a certain shot, even if I don't like it, it becomes a front runner because, really, what do I know about how others perceive me?” IfsKnowsCertainGirlOpinionHonestFrontsOfficeShotsFemaleBeing HonestPerceiveRunners Author:Michael Bolton
“The truth is, most of those female stories that are contending for Oscars are directed by men. Let's be honest. I looked at the 44 Oscar contenders in Variety that someone wrote up - there was not one directed by a woman. All the ones that were getting an Oscar pitch with the money and everything behind them were by men.” MenStoriesBehindsHonestTruth IsFemaleVarietyBeing HonestOscarsContending Author:Catherine Hardwicke
“I don't know if I could write songs if it wasn't for the female race, to be honest with you.” IfsKnowsWritingSongRaceHonestFemaleBeing HonestIf I Could Author:Christian Kane
“Most of the times to be honest with you, I get sexually harassed certainly more than I do to females, because... they are comfortable with me, and because they know I can't take it to a dangerous place.” KnowsI CanHonestDangerousComfortableFemaleBeing HonestSexuallyDangerous Places Author:Brad Williams
“Everybody, male or female, needs to possess qualities that they expect others to uphold. Being aware of yourself and your actions allows you to assess your shortcomings in an honest way.” ActionQualityHonestFemaleShortcomings Author:Tig Notaro
“Anyway, this huge Lena Dunham interview in Playboy. It felt like a shifting, of some kind. This new female archetype - this new, powerful, honest, non-pandering kind of female is becoming more powerful than whatever else has been rocking it for the past 10 years. I heard that Hugh Hefner's daughter is taking over. Which, if a woman is running Playboy, something is right.” KindRunningPastPowerfulHonestDaughterFemalePlayboyArchetype Author:Caitlin Rose
“The song "This Is Not Surreal," was inspired by a painter I love, Frida Kahlo. She really did suffer for her art. She speaks to me. She was brutally honest in her work. At that time in fine art, you really didn't see many female artists expressing that. She was such a strong female presence, and I really look up to her. She had a lot of physical pain.” ArtPainArtistSufferingSongSpeakStrongHonestFemaleInspiredPainterLook UpSurrealFine ArtsPhysical PainStrong FemaleBrutally HonestFrida Author:Lindi Ortega