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Quote by Gloria Steinem

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Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should...

Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should...

We'll never solve the feminization of power until we solve the masculinity of wealth.

We'll never solve the feminization of power until we solve the masculinity of wealth.

If you say, I'm for equal pay, that's a reform. But if you say. I'm...

If you say, I'm for equal pay, that's a reform. But if you say. I'm...

We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise...

We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise...

The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day; a movement is...

The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day; a movement is...

A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.

A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.

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...

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.

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...

Self-esteem isn't everything; it's just that there's nothing without it

Self-esteem isn't everything; it's just that there's nothing without it

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...

Most American children suffer too much mother and too little father.

Most American children suffer too much mother and too little father.

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...

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

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

The only thing I can't stand is discomfort.

The only thing I can't stand is discomfort.

Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry.

Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry.

What has the women's movement learned from Geraldine Ferraro's candidacy for vice president? Never get...

What has the women's movement learned from Geraldine Ferraro's candidacy for vice president? Never get...

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

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

To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists...

To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists...

When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land....

When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land....