Feminism - Quotes and Proverbs

Proverbs and quotes about feminism.

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A huge part of being a feminist is giving other women the freedom to make choices you might not necessarily make yourself.

Lena Dunham

A woman who thinks that only a woman can be a feminist is hardly a feminist.

(unknown author)

A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.

Irina Dunn

Feminism is about giving women choice. Feminism is not a stick with which to beat other women with.

Emma Watson

Feminism is not just about women; it’s about letting all people lead fuller lives.

Jane Fonda

Feminism starts out being very simple, and it ends up being a world view that questions hierarchy altogether.

Gloria Steinem

I am a strong woman because a strong woman raised me.

(unknown author)

I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.

Charlotte Brontë

I believe the rights of women and girls is the unfinished business of the 21st Century.

Hillary Clinton

I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

Jane Austen
Source: Persuasion

I want young girls to dream about being professional soccer players instead of just watching the boys go out and play.

Alex Morgan

If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.

Margaret Thatcher

No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half its citizens.

Michelle Obama

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

Socrates

There’s just as many different kinds of feminism as there are women in the world.

Kathleen Hanna

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

We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.

Malala Yousafzai

We need everyone to be a feminist. Feminism is the fight for the equality of sexes, not for the domination of one sex over another.

Najat Vallaud-Belkacem

We need to encourage girls that their voice matters. I think there are hundreds and thousands of Malalas out there.

Malala Yousafzai

When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch.

Bette Davis

You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.

Brigham Young

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