Seven Empowering Feminist Quotes by Gloria Steinem

Often called the "Mother of Feminism," Gloria Steinem is a woman who is a voice of millions. She is an American journalist, lecturer and social political activist. She became nationally recognised as a leader and a spokeswoman for the American feminist movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Here are seven Empowering Feminist Quotes by Gloria Steinem.

On Women

‪"I've yet to be on a campus where most women weren't worrying about some aspect of combining marriage, children, and a career. I've yet to find one where many men were worrying about the same thing."‬

"It's still the case that women don't feel as safe in the streets as men do, or girls don't as much as boys do, so I think it's important to say our bodies belong to us, no one else, no one has a right to impose on us physically, nothing justifies it for no reason if we're not giving it permission."

On Social Change

‪"Law and justice are not always the same. When they aren't, destroying the law may be the first step toward changing it."‬

"A gender-equal society would be one where the word 'gender' does not exist: where everyone can be themselves."

On Feminism

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

‪"Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It's about making life more fair for women everywhere. It's not about a piece of the existing pie; there are too many of us for that. It's about baking a new pie."‬

On Dreams

"Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all is a form of planning."

Gloria is as inspirational in her words as much as she is with her actions to bring a change in society. The groundbreaking activist has been looked to as the popular face of the women's movement for over four decades.

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