The Feminist Standpoint: Developing the Ground for a Specifically Feminist Historical Materialism Votes: 3
Nancy HartsockFeminist: A person who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes. Votes: 3
Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieI read that book 'Fat is a Feminist Issue', got a bit desperate halfway through and ate it. Votes: 3
Jo Brand[Feminist:] One who believes in the liberation of that which has been suppressed as female in a man. Votes: 3
Betty FriedanOne of the goals of the Feminist Elite is to reinforce to women the idea that men are obsolete. Votes: 3
Tammy BruceHow important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes! Votes: 2
Maya AngelouA feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men. Votes: 2
Gloria SteinemThe thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it. Votes: 2
Roseanne BarrBeing a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men. Votes: 2
Joseph ConradI try to be feminist in, like, I love myself and I don't need someone else's approval. Votes: 2
Amy LeeI'll always prefer to play with women and hang out with women, and I'll always be a feminist. Votes: 2
Courtney LoveI wouldn't say I'm a feminist, but I don't like girls pretending to be stupid because it's easier. Votes: 2
Amy WinehouseA good part - and definitely the most fun part - of being a feminist is about frightening men. Votes: 2
Julie BurchillI would say that I'm a feminist theorist before I'm a queer theorist or a gay and lesbian theorist. Votes: 2
Judith ButlerI'm tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay Votes: 1
MadonnaWomen have seen that they have locked themselves up with feminist writing. Votes: 0
Nathalie Sarraute... being a feminist means that you believe in civil rights and social justice. Votes: 0
Janeane GarofaloThere's a feminist writer, Naomi Wolfe, who is reconsidering her position on abortion. Votes: 0
Norma McCorveyI am what would be called a 'mainstream feminist,' not a radical feminist. Votes: 0
Joyce Carol OatesI am a feminist, and I didn't think women would accept a throwback heroine. Votes: 0
Linda WoolvertonThere were some films I refused because the feminist aspect was a bit wonky. Votes: 0
Julie ChristieNo matter how many feminist tracts you read, you never forget what boys like. Votes: 0
Jami AttenbergMy mom is this liberal, feminist, Mormon powerhouse. I just love her to death. Votes: 0
Eliza DushkuThe proposition that economist Ludwig von Mises was a feminist is an apodictic impossibility. Votes: 0
Ilana MercerI work toward the liberation of women, but I'm not feminist. I'm just a woman. Votes: 0
Buchi EmechetaThere was that feminist myth that we can do everything. I don't think you can. Votes: 0
Jessica LangeYou can't call yourself a feminist if you don't believe in the right to abortion. Votes: 0
Nora EphronI don't think that the feminist movement has done much for the characters of women. Votes: 0
Doris LessingI consider myself conscious of how we're treated, and sometimes I can be a feminist. Votes: 0
Pam GrierObviously Iâm a feminist. Itâs ridiculous that anyone would think other of me. Votes: 0
Kirsten DunstI'm really aware of how feminism and feminist rhetoric has been appropriated by the right. Votes: 0
Jessica ValentiAny woman who calls herself a post-feminist should keep her Wonderbra and burn her brains. Votes: 0
Kathy LetteI am basically a feminist. I think that women can do anything they decide to do. Votes: 0
Grace KellyEvery straight man I know is a feminist. They wouldn't be my friends if they weren't. Votes: 0
Ronee BlakleyThe feminist movement has not made it to the Gulf of Mexico. Never seen that movement. Votes: 0
Diane WilsonI call myself a feminist. Isn't that what you call someone who fights for women's rights? Votes: 0
Dalai LamaBecause of the feminist perspective, we have gotten a view of the world that is distorted. Votes: 0
Warren FarrellThere's always the danger that the extreme feminist will end up quite unfulfilled as a girl. Votes: 0
Catherine MarshallI would much rather be the obnoxious feminist girl than be complicit in my own dehumanization. Votes: 0
Kathleen HannaI wouldn't call myself a feminist, because I think there are differences between men and women. Votes: 0
Shania TwainIf you're fighting to limit other women's rights, then you can't really call yourself a feminist. Votes: 0
Jessica ValentiMaybe there's something about the outsiderness of being Jewish that makes for a fiery feminist type. Votes: 0
Hanna RosinA feminist is someone who loathes being a woman and who dislikes the chief feminine characteristics. Votes: 0
Gilbert K. ChestertonI was in college in the '60s, and the whole feminist movement had swept me up. Votes: 0
Laura SchlessingerI'm a feminist, but I think that romance has been taken away a bit for my generation. Votes: 0
Emma WatsonThere's no such thing as a feminist - just women who pay for their own breast implants. Votes: 0
Bonnie McFarlaneI want to be a freaking feminist and wear a freaking Peter Pan collar. So freaking what? Votes: 0
Zooey DeschanelI wish that I had bridged the feminist movement and the anti-war movement better than I did. Votes: 0
Bernadine DohrnI wish that I had bridged the feminist movement and the anti-war movement better than I did. Votes: 0
Bernardine DohrnVery early on I was interested in doing political art, but it was not feminist political art. Votes: 0
Michelle StuartI've been feminist for most of my life, it is a constantly evolving idea, not something static. Votes: 0
Bonnie GreerFor me, to be a feminist is to answer the question 'Are women human?' with a yes. Votes: 0
Katha PollittMy idea of a true feminist is a woman who feels free enough to do whatever she wants. Votes: 0
Lana Del ReyEither you are a feminist or you are a sexist/misogynist. There is no box marked 'other.' Votes: 0
Ani DiFrancoI'm a feminist at heart, and I'm totally aware of why people have an issue with this show. Votes: 0
Jamie DornanI have to ask myself, Am I content with calling myself a feminist? Yes, because I speak out. Votes: 0
Demi LovatoIf the feminist program goes to pieces on the arrival of the first baby, it's false and useless. Votes: 0
Crystal EastmanSomething I say a lot when it comes to anti-feminist stereotypes is that they exist for a reason. Votes: 0
Jessica ValentiSome of the most patriarchal thinkers I know are women. Some of the most feminist thinkers are men. Votes: 0
Marianne WilliamsonTo be a feminist, you could cut your hair really short. You have to be really angry about something. Votes: 0
Tucker CarlsonAs far as I'm concerned, you're a feminist by default if you're born in the Western world right now. Votes: 0
Caitlin MoranA lot of men got upset at the feminist movement because they had all the toys and we wanted some. Votes: 0
Judith MartinI'm not a feminist, but I just think it's a really cool process working with a woman as a director. Votes: 0
Melanie GriffithI didn't even know I was a feminist until I read it on the back of one of my own books. Votes: 0
Fay WeldonThe idea of what a feminist is has changed so much that there needs to be a new word for it. Votes: 0
Trinny WoodallI am very clear that I am not a feminist. It puts you into a category and I don't like that. Votes: 0
Marina AbramovicI'm a feminist. I've been a female for a long time now. It'd be stupid not to be on my own side. Votes: 0
Maya AngelouFeminism was established to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream. Votes: 4 Rush Limbaugh
I am a Black Feminist. I mean I recognize that my power as well as my primary oppressions come as a result of my blackness as well as my womaness, and therefore my struggles on both of these fronts are inseparable. Votes: 5 Audre Lorde
I have a lot of feminist idols. My favorite thing about growing up in Arkansas - well, not favorite but something I've always felt grateful for - was that I really had to dig for what I could. There was no Internet. There wasn't tons of feminist literature floating around. Votes: 3 Beth Ditto
Gone are the days when reality fed the feminist movement. Votes: 2 Tammy Bruce
Postmodernism is an academic theory, originating in academia with an academic elite, not in the world of women and men, where feminist theory is rooted. Votes: 5 Catharine MacKinnon