Patty Murray Quotes

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?

It is no longer acceptable to discuss women's rights as separate from human rights.

It is by standing up for the rights of girls and women that we truly measure up as men.

There's no doubt about it... I was born a feminist.

You can't be a woman and not be a feminist, I don't think. If you care about the world and the world you exist in and your rights.

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 do wear a lot of hats, and sometimes people get confused with all that I do, but one thing that I am extraordinarily passionate about is furthering women's rights. I think it's something that's incredibly important, not just for girls everywhere but also boys to get involved in.

Women’s rights are human rights and human rights are women’s rights.

Women's rights are human rights.

I'm proud to be a feminist because making sure that everyone understands we all have a role in fighting for equality is the only way to move forward.

I'm an ardent feminist.

I pray that in the future, no one knows the meaning of women empowerment because we don't need these words.

We believe women have rights in Islam that they've yet to obtain.

Empower us women and we will change this whole entire world.

We think of a feminist as someone a woman becomes in reaction to personal indignities and social injustices. But the truth is, such inequities only awaken her to the feminist she has always fundamentally been - that is, a person who understands that her first responsibility is to her own humanity. That's why, for my money, the first known use of the word 'feminist' is still the best, appearing in an 1895 book review: a woman who 'has in her the capacity of fighting her way back to independence.

I believe in the power of the voice of women.

I am glad to see that men are getting their rights, but I want women to get theirs, and while the water is stirring, I will step into the pool.

A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.

Women hold up the other half of the sky.

I don't think people should think of women's issues as auxiliary issues - they are central.

A child cannot be free if his/her mother is not free. A husband cannot be free if his wife is not free. The society is nothing if women are nothing.

Women are the only ones who will be able to eliminate the patriarchy, and when that happens all of us will win, men as much as women.

I call myself a feminist. Isn't that what you call someone who fights for women's rights?

She's got some sort of notion in her head concerning the eternal rights of women.

I'm a feminist because I believe in women... it's a heavy word, feminism, but it's not one I think we should run from. I'm proud to be a feminist.