“You used to sit like this and tell me stories about my great-great-grandmother, the one who killed scorpions with her bare heels and slit the throats of the goats on Eid. You and Teta Badra before you and Teta's mother before her—my great-grandmother Wafaa, daughter of the scorpion-killer—you were the bearers of bravery in our family. You were the one who fought to save the neighborhood I'm now sneaking into to paint each night. But you failed to realize that America has only ever deemed certain heritages worth preserving.” WomenFamilyStrengthBraveryHeritage Book:The Thirty Names of Night Source: The Thirty Names of Night
“If I had a pound for every time I got interrupted in a meeting, being yelled at and even threatened with a strong fist hit on the table, I would be super rich !” WomenBusinessStrengthWomen EmpowermentWomen S RightsWomen S Strength Author:Sally El-Akkad
“Vote for the ones without voter i.d. In jails or in districts without parity. Vote for the idlers and despairers who wouldn't. Vote for the women and slaves who just couldn't. Vote for your immigrant ancestors all; They're pleading that you hear democracy's call. Bring friends! Cast your ballots! Just get out and vote! Let's keep our two-century-old-country afloat. We all must stand strong, and we all must make clear: "We are here! We are here! We are here! We are here!” WomenDemocracyStrengthCommitmentVoteVotingImmigrantsSlavesGet Out The Vote Author:Shellen Lubin
“Did you know that attack dogs are often female? Did you know that women protect with the most ferocity in most animal kingdoms, that our teeth are for more than smiling? Us girls are many things, and weak has never been one of them.” WomenFamilyFeminismStrengthEmpowermentMotherhood Book:Push and Pull Source: Push and Pull
“Far from the image of hysterical women dancing barefoot through the icy corridors, the atmosphere that prevails is the silent, day-to-day struggle of normality.” WomenStrength Book:The Mad Women's Ball Source: The Mad Women's Ball