Womens Rights Quotes

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Ruth Ware
“Was this what it was going to be like? Was I turning into someone who had panic attacks about walking home from the tube or staying the night alone in the house without their boyfriend?
No, fuck that. I would not be that person.”
Ruth Ware, The Woman in Cabin 10

Rose McGowan
“The truth of it is, the shame was not mine, and for all victims in similar situations, it is not ours. The shame is reserved for every creep who has ever touched us inappropriately. The shame is on the abuser, not the victim, not the survivor. It is tragic that so many of us have to survive this kind of crap, and I’m so sorry if it has happened to you.”
Rose McGowan, Brave

Abhijit Naskar
“I am no feminist. Even though the term "feminism" is founded upon the basic principle of gender equality, it possesses its own fundamental gender bias, which makes it inclined towards the wellbeing of women, over the wellbeing of the whole society. And if history has shown anything, it is that such fundamental biases in time corrupt even the most glorious ideas and give birth to prejudice, bigotry and differentiation.”
Abhijit Naskar, The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality

Virginia Woolf
“It is remarkable, remembering the bitterness of those days, what a change of temper a fixed income will bring about. No force in the world can take from me my five hundred pounds. Food, house, and clothing are mine forever. Therefore not merely do effort and labour cease, but also hatred and bitterness. I need not hate any man; he cannot hurt me.”
Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

Alison Weir
“Since arriving in England, Katherine had come to know a freedom she had never dreamed of in Spain, where young women were kept in seclusion and forced to live almost like cloistered nuns. They wore clothes that camouflaged their bodies and veiled their faces in public. Etiquette at the Spanish court was rigid, and even smiling was frowned upon. But in England, unmarried women enjoyed much more freedom: their gowns were designed to attract, and when they were introduced to gentlemen they kissed them full upon the lips in greeting. They sang and danced when they pleased, went out in public as the fancy took them, and laughed when they felt merry.”
Alison Weir, The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Elizabeth Wein
“Driving like a man is one of her few foibles.”
Elizabeth Wein, The Pearl Thief

“She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, #ShePersisted." The history of progress for women, summed up in 11 words.”
Cecile Richards

Michael  Grant
“When this all started, when the US of A got into this war and the Supreme Court decided what the hell, let's send women to, everyone wondered what effect it would have.

Could women fight my girl Rio has a shiny Silver Star, A fistful of Purple Hearts, and a notched M1 that say yes.

Could the men fight alongside women, or would the simple creatures be too distracted by feminine curves? Well, I won't spend a long night in a hole with Luther gear, who has never been a gentleman but he is a good soldier and he never made a pass at me. Possibly he was distracted by the artillery garage coming down on our heads. Possibly was that I hadn't showered in ... God only knows how long you have to ask my fleas. We were not a man and a woman in that hole we were too scared little babies screaming and cursing and so we could be grateful for the warmth of our own piss running down our legs.

It was not a romantic evening.”
Michael Grant, Purple Hearts

Emma  Johnson
“One of single moms’ biggest challenges is finding time to do it all. If you have a co-parent, it can be tempting to use those hours and days your kids are with their dad to catch up on housework or professional work. Don’t go down that rabbit hole. Use this time to prioritize self-care. Later, you will read from several
women who so appreciate the time afforded by co-parenting to exercise, build businesses, catch up on TV and movies, nurture their social and dating lives, or just read a book. Do not squander those hours by doing laundry!
Despite how full (and crazy) your days can be, there are always pockets of time you can dedicate to self-care.”
Emma Johnson, The Kickass Single Mom

Aysha Taryam
“Throughout the world and specifically throughout the Middle-Eastern one, much to do with women is concealed. Women are mostly kept out of history books, and if they are marvellous enough to have made it into them their images most likely did not.”
Aysha Taryam

Una
“I have to wonder why so much courage is expected of girls and women in this world. So much daily bravery in the world, and yet...how would we know? It goes unsaid. Imagine the volume, were we to hear the sound of all those voices at once. We have to listen for them. Otherwise we are united only by silence.”
Una, Becoming Unbecoming

Samantha James
“Well, sir," she stressed, "not that it's any of your affair, but I wasn't with a gentleman. Nor do I take kindly to strangers- or anyone else- telling me what I should and should not do. I'm quite able to take care of myself, thank you very much."
I'm quite able to take care of myself, thank you very much. Aidan discovered himself unexpectedly amused. Wasn't that what Alec had said the lovely Raven told her counterpart Rowan?
He conceded that women were changing. They were more independent than when he'd left for India, capable of seeing to themselves and their needs.”
Samantha James, The Seduction Of An Unknown Lady

“Whatever you do, be different – that was the advice my mother gave me, and I can’t think of better advice for an entrepreneur. If you’re different, you will stand out.”
Qamar Shahzad