Lee Radziwill Quotes

I deplore the shying away that can go on, within women, from the term 'feminist.' I am, absolutely, all about being a feminist.

I believe that as women, we must commit ourselves to sustaining the progress made by our foremothers who fought so hard for women's equality and liberation.

Women's issues have always been a part of my life. My goal is to bring the word 'feminism' back into the zeitgeist and reframe it.

The extension of women's rights is the basic principle of all social progress.

I'm a child of the Women's Movement. I always believed that I could do anything. That women didn't have to be limited in any way.

I've been a staunch advocate of women's empowerment, and I've worked hard throughout my career to advance the cause. It is heartening to see that gender equality is really becoming more of a reality. There is still much more to be done, and I'm confident that, by working together, we can empower women worldwide.

Yes, I'm a suffragist.

I was born after the heavy spade work of female emancipation was done.

We have to give feminism a shot. Out of sheer self preservation, we have to stand aside and let women run the show.

What's been fascinating about shooting my series 'American Woman' is the ubiquity of a woman's experience - and no matter who you are: a rockstar, film director, mom - we all are celebrating this movement of female empowerment, but we also realize we have a long way to go.

I think we've been pushing for a lot of years and I do feel like women's lib was talked about a lot in the 70s and I certainly always felt that, you know, as a woman, I could do whatever the heck I wanted.

If we're discussing women's empowerment and equal rights, then yes, I support it.

If you're fighting to limit other women's rights, then you can't really call yourself a feminist.

I want to empower women.

I've thought about what is an alternative word to feminism. There isn't one. It's a perfectly good word. And it can't be changed.

A woman can be in charge!

I would love for people to know that the label 'feminist' is something that everyone should wear proudly, because it just means that you support women.

I think feminism means what it has always meant - women want to use all their gifts, all their talents and be judged impartially for them. I don't think feminism has ever meant anything else.

Equality for women is progress for all.

I owe nothing to Women's Lib.

Women are allowed more freedoms and we're fighting for more freedoms, we're experiencing more freedoms won.

I respect women to the utmost.

Why are we not valuing the word 'feminism' when there is so much work to be done in terms of empowerment and emancipation of women everywhere?

I'm always trying to push for women's rights.

Feminism was about making women's lives less constrained and giving them more choices.