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Bodega Dreams

by Ernesto Quiñonez

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“Women are never so strong as after their defeat.”
― Alexandre Dumas, Queen Margot

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“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, or a prostitute.”
― Rebecca West, The Young Rebecca: Writings, 1911-1917

tags: clichés, empowerment, feminism, opinions, women, womens-liberation

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“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.”
― Nora Ephron

tags: courage, empowerment, self-determination, women

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“If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.”
― Plato, The Republic

tags: abilities, empowerment, equality, gender, instruction, jobs, men, skills, women, work

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“It is easier to live through someone else than to complete yourself. The freedom to lead and plan your own life is frightening if you have never faced it before. It is frightening when a woman finally realizes that there is no answer to the question 'who am I' except the voice inside herself.”
― Betty Friedan

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