Feminism Quotes and Sayings

“You don’t have to be anti-man to be pro-woman.” – Jane Galvin Lewis

“We’ve got a responsibility to live up to the legacy of those who came before us by doing all that we can to help those who come after us.” – Michelle Obama

“Feminism means to me being comfortable with who you are as a woman and being unapologetic about it.” – Charissa Thompson

“You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.” – Brigham Young

“We need to reclaim the word feminism. We need to reclaim the word feminism real bad.” – Caitlin Moran

“It’s important to remember that feminism is no longer a group of organizations or leaders. It’s the expectations that parents have for their daughters, and their sons, too. It’s the way we talk about and treat one another. It’s who makes the money and who makes the compromises and who makes the dinner. It’s a state of mind. It’s the way we live now.” – Anna Quindlen

“To emancipate woman is to refuse to confine her to the relations she bears to man, not to deny them to her; let her have her independent existence and she will continue none the less to exist to him also; mutually recognizing each other as subject, each will yet remain for the other an other.” – Simone De Beauvoir

“Does feminist mean large unpleasant person who’ll shout at you or someone who believes women are human beings? To me it’s the latter, so I sign up.” – Margaret Atwood

“Feminism’s agenda is basic: It asks that women not be forced to “choose” between public justice and private happiness.” – Susan Faludi

“Instead of getting hard ourselves and trying to compete, women should try and give their best qualities to men — bring them softness, teach them how to cry.” – Joan Baez

“I do not wish them to have power over men, but over themselves.” – Mary Wollstonecraft

“One of the things about equality is not just that you be treated equally to a man, but that you treat yourself equally to the way you treat a man.” – Marlo Thomas