Childbirth is more admirable than conquest, more amazing than self-defense, and as courageous as either one.

Quote by Gloria Steinem

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Planning ahead is a measure of class. The rich and even the middle class plan...

Planning ahead is a measure of class. The rich and even the middle class plan...

A woman reading Playboy feels a little like a Jew reading a Nazi manual.

A woman reading Playboy feels a little like a Jew reading a Nazi manual.

God may be in the details, but the goddess is in the questions. Once we...

God may be in the details, but the goddess is in the questions. Once we...

Like art, revolutions come from combining what exists into what has never existed before.

Like art, revolutions come from combining what exists into what has never existed before.

I will no longer be referred to as Miss Steinem of Ms. magazine.

I will no longer be referred to as Miss Steinem of Ms. magazine.

For much of the female half of the world, food is the first signal of...

For much of the female half of the world, food is the first signal of...

Women are not going to be equal outside the home until men are equal in...

Women are not going to be equal outside the home until men are equal in...

No man can call himself liberal, or radical, or even a conservative advocate of fair...

No man can call himself liberal, or radical, or even a conservative advocate of fair...

For women... bras, panties, bathing suits, and other stereotypical gear are visual reminders of a...

For women... bras, panties, bathing suits, and other stereotypical gear are visual reminders of a...

Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all,...

Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all,...

A woman reading Playboy feels a little like a Jew reading a Nazi manual.

A woman reading Playboy feels a little like a Jew reading a Nazi manual.

If women have young children, they are one man away from welfare.

If women have young children, they are one man away from welfare.

A movement is only composed of people moving. To feel its warmth and motion around...

A movement is only composed of people moving. To feel its warmth and motion around...

It is more rewarding to watch money change the world than watch it accumulate.

It is more rewarding to watch money change the world than watch it accumulate.

I've yet to be on a campus where most women weren't worrying about some aspect...

I've yet to be on a campus where most women weren't worrying about some aspect...

The first resistance to social change is to say it's not necessary.

The first resistance to social change is to say it's not necessary.

If the shoe doesn't fit, must we change the foot?

If the shoe doesn't fit, must we change the foot?

Self-esteem is the basis of any democracy

Self-esteem is the basis of any democracy

I don't have any formula for ousting a dictator or building democracy. All I can...

I don't have any formula for ousting a dictator or building democracy. All I can...

The great thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do...

The great thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do...

Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in...

Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in...