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Inspiring Feminist Quotes You Need To Read

Feminism: the concept that women are of equal value as men.

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Inspiring Feminist Quotes You Need To Read

Feminism has become a large part of today's society. While there are negative connotations with feminists, ultimately the goal of every feminist is to increase gender fluidity, in that male, female, transgender, are labels that do not change how a person is treated in any aspect. Feminism is all about women being treated as equals when judged next to a male candidate. Over the years as sexism and thus, feminism have gained more attention, many celebrities have spoken their opinions about this topic. Here is a compilation of inspiring quotes centered around feminism.


“When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch.” -Bette Davis

“A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.” -Gloria Steinem

“Feminism is the radical notion that women are human beings.”
- Cheris Kramarae

"I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament." -Alanis Morissette
"For most of history anonymous was a man." -Virginia Wolf

"You don't have to be pretty. You don't owe prettiness to anyone. Not to your boyfriend/spouse/partner, not to your co-workers, especially not to random men on the street. You don't owe it to your mother, you don't owe it to your children, you don't owe it to civilization in general. Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space marked 'female.'" -Diana Vreeland

"Though we have the courage to raise our daughters more like our sons, we've rarely had the courage to raise our sons like our daughters."
-Gloria Steinem

"Feminism isn't about making women stronger. Women are already strong. it's about changing the way the world perceives that strength." -G.D. Anderson

"How do women still go out with guys, when you consider that there is no greater threat to women than men? We're the number one cause of injury and mayhem to women. You know what our number one threat is? Heart disease." -Louis C.K.

"The saddest thing for a girl to do is to dumb herself down for a guy."
-Emma Watson

"I'm a feminist. I've been a female for a long time now. It'd be stupid not to be on my own side." -Maya Angelou
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