#feminist

I've always wanted to be independent and answer for myself. That probably is the part of me I would class to be feminist. I'd like to have children; marriage I have a bit of an issue with. ↗

— Kelly Brook

#answer #bit #children #class #feminist

But as the years went on, I realised that what I really want to be, all told, is a human. Just a productive, honest, courteously treated human. ↗

— Caitlin Moran

#inspirational #inspirational

There was no justice, there was only life. And life she had. ↗

— Marilyn French

#justice #life

It's not easy to diagnose because depending where the endometrial deposits are, the symptoms can be quite different. It's an unrecognized problem among teenage girls, and it's something that every young woman who has painful menstruation should be aware of ... it's a condition that is curable if it's caught early. If not, if it's allowed to run on, it can cause infertility, and it can really mess up your life. [Author Hilary Mantel on being asked about being a writer with endometriosis, Nov 2012 NPR interview] ↗

— Hilary Mantel

#chronic-pain #endometriosis #feminism #feminist #healthcare

Claims have been made that I've been on a strict workout routine regulated by co-stars, whipped into shape by trainers I've never met, eating sprouted grains I can't pronounce and ultimately losing 14 pounds off my 5'3" frame. Losing 14 pounds out of necessity in order to live a healthier life is a huge victory. I'm a petite person to begin with, so the idea of my losing this amount of weight is utter lunacy. If I were to lose 14 pounds, I'd have to part with both arms. And a foot. ↗

— Scarlett Johansson

#feminism #feminist #johansson #scarlett-johansson #sexism

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. ↗

— Audre Lorde

#political #women #strength

We are becoming the men we wanted to marry ↗

— Gloria Steinem

#men

Women who focus on style over substance usually find themselves in a big fucking hole, with other men who want to fuck the hole. Oh so smooth, and none sophistacted. Because, you know, how sophisticated can hole-fucking really be ↗

— Emilie Autumn

#naked #poetry #men

A lady decidedly. Fast? perhaps. Original? undoubtedly. Worth knowing? rather. ↗

— George Egerton

#humor #women #men

I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat. ↗

— Rebecca West

#been #call #differentiate #doormat #express