“It just goes to show, girls, that with enough good pals, a
bit of organization, and a naked grandmother or two, you can do anything.”
― 100 Nasty Women of History
bit of organization, and a naked grandmother or two, you can do anything.”
― 100 Nasty Women of History
“Some gender non-conforming people are nonbinary, and some are men and women. It depends on each person’s experience. Two people can look similar and be completely different genders. Gender is not what people look like to other people; it is what we know ourselves to be. No one else should be able to tell you who you are; that’s for you to decide.”
― Beyond the Gender Binary
― Beyond the Gender Binary
“We want a world where boys can feel, girls can lead, and the rest of us can not only exist but thrive. This is not about erasing men and women but rather acknowledging that man and woman are two of many—stars in a constellation that do not compete but amplify one another’s shine.”
― Beyond the Gender Binary
― Beyond the Gender Binary
“I suppose some people wanted to protect me from bullying and didn’t realize that they were bullying me in the process.”
― Beyond the Gender Binary
― Beyond the Gender Binary
“After university, Annie [Smith Peck] was once again warned against the dangers of ~a lady~ moving around the country to different teaching jobs, let alone to Europe to carry on her studies, which she very much wanted to do. Her mother warned her what it might look like for a young woman to travel alone to Europe like a giant slut, but Annie replied: 'I have lived long enough to have got beyond trying to make all my actions satisfactory to my numerous friends and acquaintances.' Whack that over a sunset and put it on Instagram, friends.”
― She Caused a Riot: 100 Unknown Women Who Built Cities, Sparked Revolutions, and Massively Crushed It
― She Caused a Riot: 100 Unknown Women Who Built Cities, Sparked Revolutions, and Massively Crushed It
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