“In a society constructed of self-perpetuating elites a grass roots movement exists to be walked on. Elites tumble down but the grass survives to spring again through the thickest pavement.”
― The Whole Woman
― The Whole Woman
“[...] there is evidence that educated women throughout the ages were particularly loath to submit to male sovereignty: as now, it was most frequently the education that was found at fault, and not the male sovereignty.”
― The Female Eunuch
― The Female Eunuch
“I don’t believe rape is inevitable or natural. If I did, I would have no reason to be here. If I did, my political practice would be different than it is. Have you ever wondered why we [women] are not just in armed combat against you? It’s not because there’s a shortage of kitchen knives in this country. It is because we believe in your humanity, against all the evidence.”
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“Women seek relief in tears where men seek relief in masturbation, which may be a distinction to be valued”
― The Whole Woman
― The Whole Woman
“All women are supposed to vilify any peer who deviates from the accepted norm of femininity, and most do. What is remarkable is not that most do, but that some do not.”
― Our Blood: Prophecies and Discourses on Sexual Politics
― Our Blood: Prophecies and Discourses on Sexual Politics
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