“It was in this year, 1828, that the standard of "the Christian Party in Politics" was openly unfurled... This was an evident attempt, through the influence of the clergy over the female mind - until this hour lamentably neglected in the United States - to effect a union of Church and State.” YearsMindStatesChristianHoursChurchUnitedPartyUnited StatesAtheismInfluenceEffectsStandardsFemaleUnionsPositive AtheismEvidentNeglectedChurch And StateClergyFemale Mind Author:Frances Wright
“In this age of innovation perhaps no experiment will have an influence more important on the character and happiness of our society than the granting to females the advantages of a systematic and thorough education.” ImportantCharacterAgeInfluenceAdvantageFemaleInnovationExperimentsOur SocietySystematicThorough Book:Ladies' Magazine Source: Ladies' Magazine
“If a man's innate self-respect will not save him from habitual, disgusting intoxication, all the female influences in the universe would not avail. Man's will, like woman's, is stronger than the affection, and, once subjugated by vice, all eternal influences will be futile.” IfsMenSelfUniverseInfluenceEternalFemaleStrongerAffectionVicesSelf RespectDisgustingInnateDrunkennessHabitualIntoxication Book:Beulah Source: Beulah
“I believe young female directors in particular should always remind themselves of the truths of their own stories and not let outsiders influence the authenticity of their films.” ShouldBelieveStoriesFilmYoungI BelieveInfluenceParticularDirectorsFemaleAuthenticityOutsiders Author:Shahad Ameen
“As a woman, you listen to more female singers, like guys listen to more rock bands. So in that way, they influence you because you're trying to create an identity; you look to others to model.” WayTryingLooksGuyInfluenceRocksIdentityBandModelsFemaleSingersRock BandsFemale Singers Author:Joan Cusack
“We do not have many women leaders in the world. But if you look at the current examples, most of those few female leaders that we have today lead their countries under the pressure of difficult political and economic circumstances. They all posses strong personalities and have real political influence on the domestic and international scene.” IfsWorldLooksRealCountryTodayPoliticalStrongDifficultLeaderInfluenceEconomicExamplePersonalityCircumstancesSceneFemalePressureInternationalCurrentsPosseStrong PersonWoman LeaderFemale LeadersStrong PersonalityPolitical Influence Author:Dalia Grybauskaite
“I come from a huge family and out of all 34 of my immediate family members, my heavier influences were women. Between my grandmothers, aunts, older female cousins, and of course my mother, I was pretty much predominantly raised by women, as they make up most of my family anyway.” MotherCoursesInfluenceHugeMembersFemaleMy FamilyRaisedGrandmotherMy GrandmotherCousinAuntFamily MembersImmediate Family Author:Aeriel Miranda
“"Summer Sisters" was actually was a huge influence on "Girls" because it was the first thing I ever consumed that sort of looked at the way that female friendship can be glorious and can be complicated and can be so like a worse betrayal than something romantic and it just showed these archetypes of femininity than totally sort of individuated them and exploded them.” WayFirstsGirlInfluenceHugeSummerFemaleComplicatedBetrayalGloriousFemininityConsumedArchetypeFemale Friendship Author:Judy Blume
“I definitely acknowledge that The Matrix and Trinity had an influence on female action-oriented characters in television and in film. I think it's awesome.” ThinkingCharacterActionFilmInfluenceTelevisionFemaleAcknowledgeTrinity Author:Carrie-Anne Moss