Your favorite feminist, feminist-friendly or women-centered quotes, pt. II

[BlueIris]

"We are fed nothing but lies. It begins with lies and half our life with live with lies." (Isadora Duncan)

[BlueIris]

1. "The mother—poor invaded soul—finds even the bathroom door no bar to hammering little hands."

(Charlotte Perkins Gilman)

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2. "Considering how dangerous everything is nothing is frightening."

(Gertrude Stein)

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3. "The more I see of man, the more I like dogs."

(Mde. de Stael)

[CrispyQ]

10. That's me.

I hate homo sapien.

I love my dog.

[ismnotwasm]

4. Here's a few

(Got 'em from the Quote Garden, just took them from the top of the "Feminist quotes" part)

Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, "She doesn't have what it takes." They will say, "Women don't have what it takes." ~Clare Boothe Luce


I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a door mat or a prostitute. ~Rebecca West, "Mr Chesterton in Hysterics: A Study in Prejudice," The Clarion, 14 Nov 1913, reprinted in The Young Rebecca, 1982


Women have been taught that, for us, the earth is flat, and that if we venture out, we will fall off the edge. ~Author Unknown


The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says, "It's a girl." ~Shirley Chisholm
http://www.quotegarden.com/feminism.html

[bliss_eternal]

6. I LOVE...

...every single one of those. Thanks for sharing!
:applause:

[Ellen Forradalom]

13. Luce's quote, reprised by xkcd.com

All too true.

[bliss_eternal]

5. From one of my favorite films....

Question from Dee Dee to Lucia, "How does a woman get so bitter?"
Response from Lucia, "...Observation."

From the film Opposite of Sex, written and directed by Don Roos.

[defendandprotect]

7. "Feminism is anti-domination of anyone by anyone else" --- Marilyn French

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8. "Pregnancy is a creative disability" --- Betty Friedan

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9. "The loveless crave power because they lack both love and self "--- Betty Friedan

[bliss_eternal]

11. Adding a few....

This one always makes me laugh:
Any intelligent woman who reads the marriage contract, and then goes into it, deserves all the consequences. ~Isadora Duncan
:rofl:

I'm just a person trapped inside a woman's body. ~Elaine Boosler

A woman is like a tea bag. It's only when she's in hot water that you realize how strong she is. ~Attributed to both Eleanor Roosevelt and Carl Sandburg

Men define intelligence, men define usefulness, men tell us what is beautiful, men even tell us what is womanly. ~Sally Kempton

Nobody objects to a woman being a good writer or sculptor or geneticist if at the same time she manages to be a good wife, a good mother, good-looking, good-tempered, well-dressed, well-groomed, and unaggressive. ~Marya Mannes

[Ellen Forradalom]

12. "Celebrating our bodies, we participate in a liberatory struggle that frees mind and heart."

—bell hooks. Quoted on a women's weight lifting site, http://www.stumptuous.com/cms/index.php. Terrific site with a totally feminist bent, by the way.

[BlueIris]

14. "It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head."

(Sally Kepmton)