“No, what Great Aunt Winifred was suffering from was the persecution every happily single woman suffers: the predictable social condemnation of her independence and childlessness. Dorothy reminded herself of what she'd learned during a university course on feminist history (with a strong Marxist slant): spinsters are a threat to patriarchy.” SufferingCoursesStrongSocialIndependenceThreatUniversityFeministPatriarchyPersecutionAuntPredictableCondemnationMarxistSingle WomenSpinstersChildlessnessGreat Aunt Author:Tobsha Learner
“Well, as a militant feminist, I believe in complete equality with men: intellectual, professional, economic, social and sexual; they're all equally essential, and they're all equally lacking in American society today.” MenBelieveWellsTodayI BelieveSocialEconomicEssentialsIntellectualFeministI Believe InLackingMilitantAmerican SocietySociety Today Author:Madalyn Murray O'Hair
“We think of a feminist as someone a woman becomes in reaction to personal indignities and social injustices. But the truth is, such inequities only awaken her to the feminist she has always fundamentally been - that is, a person who understands that her first responsibility is to her own humanity. That's why, for my money, the first known use of the word 'feminist' is still the best, appearing in an 1895 book review: a woman who 'has in her the capacity of fighting her way back to independence.” ThinkingWayFirstsPersonsStillsBookUseHumanityFightingSocialResponsibilityKnownFeminismTruth IsCapacityIndependenceInjusticeFeministReactionsReviewsAppearingIndignitySocial InjusticeBook Review Author:Susan Faludi
“As the feminist saying goes, 'Women deliver.' In other words, when women control resources, the social gain is greater than when men control resources.” MenSocialWomenGreaterGainsResourcesEconomicsFeminist Author:Linda Gordon