A woman may possess the wisdom and chastity of Minerva, and we give no heed to her, if she has a plain face. What folly will not a pair of bright eyes make pardonable? What dullness may not red lips are sweet accents render pleasant? And so, with their usual sense of justice, ladies argue that because a woman is handsome, therefore she is a fool. O ladies, ladies! there are some of you who are neither handsome nor wise.
William Makepeace ThackerayMots clés intelligence women beauty
Any woman who chooses to behave like a full human being should be warned that the armies of the status quo will treat her as something of a dirty joke . . . She will need her sisterhood.
Gloria SteinemMots clés women feminism sisterhood
You start out happy that you have no hips or boobs. All of a sudden you get them, and it feels sloppy. Then just when you start liking them, they start drooping.
Cindy CrawfordMots clés age women aging breasts curves hips
A woman knows very well that, though a wit sends her his poems, praises her judgment, solicits her criticism, and drinks her tea, this by no means signifies that he respects her opinions, admires her understanding, or will refuse, though the rapier is denied him, to run through the body with his pen.
Virginia WoolfMots clés empowerment equality gender poetry men women writing judgment feminism misogyny hypocrisy criticism respect double-standards dignity
Anything may happen when womanhood has ceased to be a protected occupation.
Virginia WoolfMots clés empowerment gender women morality feminism misogyny hypocrisy inequality stereotypes double-standards clichés womanhood dignity protectiveness social-norms
I would always rather be happy than dignified.
Charlotte BrontëMiss Jenkyns wore a cravat, and a little bonnet like a jockey-cap, and altogether had the appearance of a strong-minded woman; although she would have despised the modern idea of women being equal to men. Equal, indeed! she knew they were superior.
Elizabeth GaskellMots clés equality men women superiority strength-of-character
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In politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.
Margaret ThatcherMots clés men women gender-stereotypes gender-roles
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No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother.
Margaret SangerMots clés women motherhood abortion
Women should be obscene and not heard.
Paul Meredith PotterMots clés paraphrased women misattributed-john-lennon misattributed-robert-heinlein
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