As March 8th approaches, a day globally recognized for celebrating the achievements and resilience of women, there’s no better time to delve into the empowering realm of feminist phrases and famous feminist quotes. These timeless expressions of female empowerment serve as guiding beacons, illuminating the path toward gender equality and social justice. In honoring the spirit of this significant day, let us explore a curated collection of inspirational feminist quotes that ignite the flames of change, pushing us to continue the fight for equal rights and opportunities for women worldwide.
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Many women, I think, resist feminism because it is an agony to be fully conscious of the brutal misogyny which permeates culture, society, and all personal relationships. — Andrea Dworkin.
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If your joy is derived from what society thinks of you, you’re always going to be disappointed. — Madonna.
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I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own. — Audre Lorde.
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There are still people who are afraid of successful women, and that’s so lame. What’s the point of pleasing other people? You’ve got to get out and change the world, and we’re the generation that’s going to step into that. — Billie Eilish.
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If any female feels she needs anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power to be self-defining, her agency. — Bell Hooks.
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Feminism is probably the most important movement that you could embrace because it’s just basically another word for equality. — Taylor Swift.
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A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men. ― Gloria Steinem.
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Women have to harness their power — it’s absolutely true. It’s just learning not to take the first no. And if you can’t go straight ahead, you go around the corner. — Cher.
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Your self-worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone telling you who you are. — Beyoncé.
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Every girl, no matter where she lives, deserves the opportunity to develop the promise inside of her. — Michelle Obama.
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I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves. — Mary Wollstonecraft.
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One is not born, but rather becomes a woman. ― Simone de Beauvoir.
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We mothers stand still so that our daughters can look back and see how far they’ve come. ― Greta Gerwig.
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Feminism is not just about women; it’s about letting all people lead fuller lives. ― Jane Fonda.
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I look forward to being older when what you look like becomes less and less an issue and what you are is the point. ― Susan Sarandon.
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We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back. — Malala Yousafzai.
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I’m so grateful for the women who have paved the way for me and for every woman who is making the world a better place. — Olivia Rodrigo.
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We want to empower women to do exactly what they want, to be true to themselves, to have the opportunities to develop. Don’t let anyone tell you what you can and can’t do or achieve. ― Emma Watson.
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I am a feminist. I reject wholeheartedly the way we are taught to perceive women. The beauty of women, how a woman should act or behave. Women are strong and fragile. — Lady Gaga.
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I want to be able to have fun with how I present myself in the world without feeling like I’m a bad feminist or a good feminist. ― Emily Ratajkowski.
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As a woman, I have no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world. ― Virginia Woolf.
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For a female artist, it takes a lot more to be taken seriously if you’re not sat down at a piano or with a guitar, you know? — Dua Lipa.
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The idea that a woman can be as powerful as a man is something that our society can’t deal with. But I am as powerful as a man, and it drives them crazy. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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Man as leader, woman as follower; man as producer, woman as consumer; man as strength, woman as weakness; this is the cosmography that has brought us to man as aggressor and humanity as the victim. — Indira Gandhi.
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Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women. — Maya Angelou.
