#feminist

The world was hers for the reading. ↗

— Betty Smith

#feminist #reading #world

I don't think that the feminist movement has done much for the characters of women. ↗

— Doris Lessing

#done #feminist #i #movement #much

To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man's injustice to woman. If by strength is meant brute strength, then, indeed, is woman less brute than man. If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man's superior. Has she not greater intuition, is she not more self-sacrificing, has she not greater powers of endurance, has she not greater courage? Without her, man could not be. If nonviolence is the law of our being, the future is with woman. Who can make a more effective appeal to the heart than woman? ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#feminist #gandhi #inspirational #courage

I'd guess that 80 percent of the people who work for Playboy are feminists. ↗

— Christie Hefner

#guess #i #people #percent #playboy

Recognizing someone else’s power does not diminish your own. ↗

— Joss Whedon

#feminist #joss-whedon #pro-feminist #whedon #equality

Sometimes, people call my way of speaking ranting. Why are you always ranting and screaming, they ask. But here’s the thing…the reason why I rant is because I am a voice for many women that cannot speak out to heads of state, UN officials, and those that influence systems of oppression. And so I rant. And I will not stop ranting until my mission of equality of all girls is achieved. ↗

— Leymah Gbowee

#equality #feminism #feminist #nobel-peace-prize #strong-women

We must raise both the ceiling and the floor. ↗

— Sheryl Sandberg

#gender-equality #equality

Responsible parenting is NOT a crime. Responsible parenting is most valuable tool of our society. ↗

— Mick Karabegovic

#abuse-of-public-authority #crime-against-family #crime-against-fathers #family #family-law

I merged those two words, black and feminist, because I was surrounded by black women who were very tough and and who always assumed they had to work and rear children and manage homes. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#assumed #because #black #children #feminist

But as the years went on, I realised that what I really want to be, all told, is a human. Just a productive, honest, courteously treated human. ↗

— Caitlin Moran

#inspirational #inspirational