#women

I responded to the request because during these times when we are asking so much of our men and women in the armed services it is especially important that we properly honor those who died in the service of their country. ↗

— Robert A. Brady

#armed services #asking #because #country #died

Someday every woman will have orgasms- like every family has color TV- and we can all get on with the business of life. ↗

— Erica Jong

#sex #women #business

I used to live with someone of the opposite sex. It’s called a sister, and I don’t have one.
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— Jarod Kintz

#relationships #sister #women #family

Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally… ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#little-women #louisa-may-alcott #nature

Os homens têm experiência de séculos a mais que as mulheres em: malsentir, antever e precaver. Quando levadas ao mundo do trabalho "masculino", as mulheres aceleram seu desenvolvimento nessa mesma direção e, dessa forma, as crianças estão deixando de aprender a amar, ou, ao menos, se afeiçoar. ↗

— Carlos Messa

#children #education #educação #family #filhos

Every family has secrets, Reena, and they’re there for a reason. ↗

— Renita D'Silva

#indian-fiction #women-s-fiction #family

What am I doing here, Reena? Why am I dancing to the tunes of that old hag?’‘You are saving your family. ↗

— Renita D'Silva

#indian-fiction #women-s-fiction #family

Casey glanced at her plate again, recalling the posters of her elementary school lunchroom: YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT. So, how much you ate indicated the quantity of your desire. Walter was also implying that how quickly you got your food revealed the likelihood of achieving your goals. She was in fact terribly hungry, but she'd pretended to be otherwise to be ladylike and had moved away from the table to be agreeable, and now she'd continue to be hungry" (Free Food For Millionaires, p.92.) ↗

— Min Jin Lee

#hunger #women #food

Reproductive freedom is critical to a whole range of issues. If we can’t take charge of this most personal aspect of our lives, we can’t take care of anything. It should not be seen as a privilege or as a benefit, but a fundamental human right. ↗

— Faye Wattleton

#feminism #freedom #reproductive-rights #women-s-rights #freedom

Though her soul requires seeing, the culture around her requires sightlessness. Though her soul wishes to speak its truth, she is pressured to be silent. ↗

— Clarissa Pinkola Estés

#women #freedom