Andrea Dworkin Quotes


We have a double standard, which is to say, a man can show how much he cares by being violent-see, he's jealous, he cares-a woman shows how much she cares by how much she's willing to be hurt; by how much she will take; how much she will endure; how suicidal she's prepared to be.


Citations

Dworkin, Andrea. Our Blood: Prophecies and Discourses on Sexual Politics. Harper & Row, 1976.

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Andrea Dworkin
Andrea Dworkin
  • Born: September 26, 1946
  • Died: April 9, 2005
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Writer

Andrea Rita Dworkin was an American radical feminist activist and writer. She is best known for her analysis of pornography, although her feminist writings, beginning in 1974, span 40 years. They are found in a dozen solo works: nine books of non-fiction, two novels, and a collection of short stories. Another three volumes were co-written or co-edited with US Constitutional law professor and feminist activist, Catharine A. MacKinnon.