Frederick Douglass Quotes

Women will be no longer made the slaves of, or dependent upon men ... They will be equal in education, rights, privileges and personal liberty.

… in an age when human rights are preached loudly from the rooftops, women had to be accepted as equals and allowed to think and act in their own interests and by their own efforts.

I ask no favors for my sex. I surrender not our claim to equality. All I ask of our brethren is, that they will take their feet from off our necks, and permit us to stand upright on that ground which God designed us to occupy.

Imagine the day when girls everywhere won't have to fight for the right to be recognized for their great work or their contributions to society.

I expect to plead not for the slave only, but for suffering humanity everywhere. Especially do I mean to labor for the elevation of my sex.

The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.

Mr. President how long must women wait to get their liberty? Let us have the rights we deserve.

I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute equality.

Women today have the keys to the doors which have been barred against them and they will open them without asking consent.

Unless the woman is liberated, there is no freedom in Iraqi land.

We are not crusading for the rights of the women of New England or of old England but of the world.

Women will take their places beside men as partners, unafraid, useful, successful, and free

...when I am told that my ploughmen are capable citizens, it seems to me ridiculous to say that educated women are not just as capable.

A feminist is a person who believes in the power of women just as much as they believe in the power of anyone else. It's equality, it's fairness, and I think it's a great thing to be a part of.

I've been for women's empowerment my entire life.

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

I support women. I think we should be treated equal, all of that stuff.

It is not the intelligent woman v. the ignorant woman; nor the white woman v. the black, the brown, and the red, it is not even the cause of woman v. man. Nay, tis woman's strongest vindication for speaking that the world needs to hear her voice.

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.

My idea of feminism is self-determination, and it's very open-ended: every woman has the right to become herself, and do whatever she needs to do.

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.

Equality for women is progress for all.

My mum fought for feminism in her day so instilled in me the importance of equality. She taught me so much about women.

Our daughters were coming of age during a rising consciousness about gender equality. Throughout their school years - from kindergarten through graduate school, 1972 to 1992 - women were starting to take their places in areas traditionally reserved mostly for men.

Feminism is not just about women; it's about letting all people lead fuller lives.