Quotes about women
197 quotes from 127 people
Woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself.
Susan B. Anthony1820–1906Speech in San Francisco (July 1871)I’ve been in love (truly) with five women, the Spanish Republic and the 4th Infantry Division.
Ernest Hemingway1899–1961Letter to Marlene Dietrich (1 July 1950)A grown woman should not have to masquerade as a girl in order to remain in the land of the living.
Germaine Greerborn 1939The Change: Women, Aging and the Menopause (1991), Introduction
Ruth Bader Ginsburg1933–2020Interview with Joan Biskupic, “Ginsburg: Court needs another woman”, USA Today (May 2009)
Mary Wollstonecraft1759–1797A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), Ch. 3
Florence Nightingale1820–1910Cassandra (1860)- SFShulamith Firestone1945–2012The Dialectic of Sex (1970), ch. 4
Harriet Beecher Stowe1811–1896The Pearl of Orr’s Island: A Story of the Coast of Maine (1862).
John Stuart Mill1806–1873The Subjection of Women (1869), Ch. 1Women are not forgiven for aging. Robert Redford’s lines of distinction are my old-age wrinkles.
Jane Fondaborn 1937Michael Perry. Jane’s wrinkled but Fonda herself now. Sydney Morning Herald, 22 December 1985
Megan Foxborn 1986Megan Fox reveals thoughts on being Hollywood ‘sex symbol’ at Met Gala: ‘I’m not afraid to be sexy’ USA Today. (September 13, 2021)Don’t buy into the idea that women aren’t strong enough to do anything they want on their own.
Cherborn 1946“Cher Genius”, You magazine, The Mail on Sunday (28 November 2010)
Harry Stylesborn 1994Interview by Cameron Crowe in Rolling Stone (18 April 2017)
Meghan, Duchess of Sussexborn 1981UN speech on International Women’s Day 2015I am a woman, I am a mother, I am Italian, I am a Christian, and you can’t take that away from me.
Giorgia Meloniborn 1977Giorgia Meloni: The long climb to Italy’s political summit Euro News (October 22, 2022).