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One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.
From The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.
From The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
The liberation of women is the liberation of humanity.
From The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Each woman was a pioneer in her own right, blazing trails for future generations.
From The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore
I’d rather be a cyborg than a goddess.
From The Neuromancer by William Gibson
The oppressed, having been denied rights, have a different perspective on the world.
From The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
The future of a woman is not determined by her biology.
From The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
My body is not an apology.
From Untamed by Glennon Doyle
A woman is not an object but a subject.
From The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Man is defined as a human being and woman as a female - whenever she behaves as a human being she is said to imitate the male.
From The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
The concept of the divine feminine is central to many Gnostic texts.
From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
Wonder Woman was a feminist icon before the term was even coined.
They were the girls who could do anything, and they did.
From The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore
The character embodies the struggle for gender equality.
The world needs more female millionaires.
Women need to support each other in their journeys to success.
From Know Your Value by Mika Brzezinski
They were fighting for their lives, but they were also fighting for a better future for all women.
From The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore
One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.
The body is not a mere biological fact; it is a historical and cultural fact.
From The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Sisterhood is a powerful force for change.
From More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are by Elaine Welteroth