“When the pill came along, more women were able to give birth to themselves.” - Gloria Steinem
Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 18.
Quote of the Day
Sunday, July 5, 2026
Saturday, July 4, 2026
We the People, White Male Citizens, Male Citizens, Whole People, Their Rights, Susan B. Anthony
"It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union. And we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to the half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people -- women as well as men." - Susan B. Anthony, speech after her arrest for voting in the 1872 presidential election
"Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less." - Susan B. Anthony, The Revolution, Jan. 8, 1868
First quote ("It was we, the people...") found at http://www.notable-quotes.com/a/anthony_susan_b.html.
Second quote ("Men, their rights...") found at http://www.notable-quotes.com/a/anthony_susan_b_ii.html.
"Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less." - Susan B. Anthony, The Revolution, Jan. 8, 1868
First quote ("It was we, the people...") found at http://www.notable-quotes.com/a/anthony_susan_b.html.
Second quote ("Men, their rights...") found at http://www.notable-quotes.com/a/anthony_susan_b_ii.html.
Friday, July 3, 2026
Humor, Anger, Make-Up, Stephen King, Bag of Bones
“Humor is almost always anger with its make-up on.” ― Stephen King, Bag of Bones
Found on GoodReads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/3389.Stephen_King.
Found on GoodReads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/3389.Stephen_King.
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Write, Do Not Speak, Voice, Terrified, Silence, Audre Lorde
"I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We've been taught that silence would save us, but it won't." - Audre Lorde
Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/audrelorde409007.html.
Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/audrelorde409007.html.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Truth, Justice, Malcolm X
"I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against." - Malcolm X
Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/malcolm_x_385966
Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/malcolm_x_385966
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Doing What You Do, Something, Grace Paley
“You come to doing what you do by not being able to do something.” - Grace Paley, failed poet, acclaimed short story writer.
Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 163.
Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 163.
Monday, June 29, 2026
Chubby Hubby Ice Cream, Can't Say No, Sidney Biddle Barrows
“Chubby Hubby ice cream – I can't say no anymore.” - Sidney Biddle Barrows, the erstwhile Mayflower Madam, on the subject of her sole remaining vice.
Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, complied by Autumn Stephens, page 21.
Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, complied by Autumn Stephens, page 21.
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