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All the obligations and comforts of womanhood seem to have nothing to do with me now. I’m not sure how I am supposed to behave and I’m not sure I would, if I knew.
This is exactly why I'm thrilled women can do more than marry
“the mere difficulty of getting hold of a house is one of the worst aggravations of poverty.”
― The Road to Wigan Pier
― The Road to Wigan Pier
“Some women being empowered does not prove the patriarchy is dead. It proves that some of us are lucky.”
― Bad Feminist
― Bad Feminist
“As Syreeta McFadden noted, “Only in America can a dead black boy go on trial for his own murder.”
― Bad Feminist: Essays
― Bad Feminist: Essays
“What goes unsaid is that women might be more ambitious and focused because we’ve never had a choice. We’ve had to fight to vote, to work outside the home, to work in environments free of sexual harassment, to attend the universities of our choice, and we’ve also had to prove ourselves over and over to receive any modicum of consideration.”
― Bad Feminist: Essays
― Bad Feminist: Essays
“It is only when you meet someone of a different culture from yourself that you begin to realize what your own beliefs really are.”
― The Road to Wigan Pier
― The Road to Wigan Pier
500 Great Books By Women
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Penguin Clothbound Classics
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Literary Fiction by People of Color
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Virago Modern Classics
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But once a woman stole the initiative, plundered the perquisites and took the lead, what happened to the globe? The fabric cracked [Daphne du Maurier] ...more
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