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Dee sees her new persona as liberating, whereas Mama sees it as a rejection of her family and her origins. It is not surprising that she names familiar Maggie as the caretaker of the family’s heritage. A detailed description and in-depth analysis of Mama in Everyday Use.
After explaining a dream in which she and Dee joyfully reunite on a television show, Mama describes the difference between who she really is and who, in reality, Dee wants her to be. Mama’s identity as a strong, hardworking woman emphasizes her commitment to supporting her family while Dee’s vision of her is superficial and unrealistic.
Sep 29, 2016 · It only takes a few author quotes about feminism to prove the literary world knows a thing or two about female equality, too. Whether they're penning a novel or answering interview...
- Sadie Trombetta
Feb 1, 2022 · Mama of ten Abbie Halberstadt helps women humbly and gracefully rise to the high calling of motherhood without settling for mediocrity or losing their minds in the process. Motherhood is a challenge.
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- Maya Angelou, Writer & Activist
- Lauren Graham, Actor & Writer
- Malala Yousafzai, Writer & Activist
- Lupita Nyong’o, Actor & Activist
- Susan B. Anthony, Activist
- Amy Poehler, Actor & Activist
- Roxanne Gay, Writer & Activist
- Anna Bulbrook, Singer/Songwriter & Activist
"I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass."
“I guess what I’m saying is, let’s keep lifting each other up. It’s not lost on me that two of the biggest opportunities I’ve had to break into the next level were given to me by successful women in positions of power. If I’m ever in that position and you ask me, 'Who?' I’ll do my best to say, 'You' too. But in order to get there, you may have to b...
"So here I stand, one girl among many. I speak not for myself, but so those without a voice can be heard. Those who have fought for their rights. Their right to live in peace. Their right to be treated with dignity. Their right to equality of opportunity. Their right to be educated."
"I hope that my presence on your screen, and my face in magazines may lead you young girls on a beautiful journey, that you will feel validation of your external beauty, but also get to the deeper business of being beautiful inside."
“We ask justice, we ask equality, we ask that all the civil and political rights that belong to citizens of the United States, be guaranteed to us and our daughters forever.”
“I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody’s passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn’t mind leading.”
“I will keep writing about these intersections as a writer and a teacher, as a black woman, as a bad feminist, until I no longer feel like what I want is impossible. I no longer want to believe that these problems are too complex for us to make sense of them.” — Bad Feminist
“How can I create opportunities for women to move past the local level? There are all these barriers [in the music business] to entry, and women don’t graduate in the same way, because there aren’t the same opportunities. It’s very skewed. I’m trying to come up with ways to create a critical mass, a scene. Galvanizing is really important. If you’re...
- Brandi Neal
Get a dose of girl power with 50 inspiring quotes from strong women throughout history from Michelle Obama to Amelia Earhart. “We cannot succeed when half of us are held back.” - Malala Yousafzai
Feb 19, 2019 · Daniel explains that many white women have the power to reproduce patriarchy, marginalize and exclude Black women, but they are seldom called out as racist because, as a gender minority, they...
