“When I was growing up I loved reading historical fiction, but too often it was about males; or, if it was about females, they were girls who were going to grow up to be famous like Betsy Ross, Clara Barton, or Harriet Tubman. No one ever wrote about plain, normal, everyday girls.” IfsGirlReadingGrowsFictionGrowing UpGrowingNormalFemaleHistoricalMalesEverydayHistorical FictionClaraBetsy Ross Author:Kathryn Lasky
“Yes. The original argument is defective. Substitute the word 'male' for 'gay,' and you'll see the flaw: 'Male people cannot be normal. If everyone were male starting tomorrow, the human race would die out, so being male cannot be nature's intended way.' Or you could substitute the word 'female.' In either case, the argument makes no sense: Being male or female is perfectly normal.” PeopleIfsWayHumansDiesRaceCasesTomorrowGayNormalFemaleArgumentOriginalsMalesStartingHuman RaceFlawsSubstitutesDefectivePerfectly Normal Author:Marilyn vos Savant
“We have it in our heads that women only need to take up a certain amount of space and then we've done right by them. It's the same in every profession. We get a handful of women professors, a few female board members - that looks normal.” NeedsLooksDoneCertainSpaceAmountMembersNormalFemaleProfessionBoardsProfessorsHandfulBoard Members Author:Geena Davis
“I'd like to be in a female version of The Fugitive. Something where I don't have to be ripped up like an action star, but be a normal, healthy lady who is framed and on the run. I'd have to run from explosions and punch people in the face but not rappel down a building.” PeopleRunningActionFacesStarsBuildingHealthyNormalFemaleVersionsExplosionsRippedFramedFugitive Author:Jenny Slate
“All is summed up in the prayer which a young female human is said to have uttered recently: "O God, make me a normal twentieth-century girl!" Thanks to our labors, this will mean increasingly: "Make me a minx, a moron, and a parasite.” HumansMeanSaidYoungGirlPrayerCenturyNormalFemaleLaborThanksTwentieth CenturyMoronParasitesMinx Book:The Screwtape Letters & Screwtape Proposes a Toast Source: The Screwtape Letters & Screwtape Proposes a Toast