“We must reject not only the stereotypes that others hold of us, but also the stereotypes that we hold of ourselves.” ― Shirley Chisholm, first Black woman elected to Congress
“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.” ― Alice Walker, author and activist
“The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day; a movement is only people moving.” ― Gloria Steinem, feminist political activist
“We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.” ― Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Prize laureate and female education activist
“No matter what issues I have with feminism, I am a feminist. I cannot and will not deny the importance and absolute necessity of feminism. Like most people, I am full of contradictions, but I also don’t want to be treated like shit for being a woman. I am a bad feminist. I would rather be a bad feminist than no feminist at all.” ― Roxane Gay, New York Times best-selling author