Today is Women’s Equality Day! We put together a list of 15 quotations by some tough females to celebrate the occasion. Feel free to share your own favorite inspirational quotations in the comment section below!
“If one man can destroy everything, why can’t one girl change it?”
— Malala Yousafzai
“Once she knows how to read there’s only one thing you can teach her to believe in and that is herself.”
— Virginia Woolf
“Women, like men, should try to do the impossible, and when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.”
— Amerlia Earhart
“We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.”
— Beyoncé
“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… men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less.”
— Susan B. Anthony
“For me, a bossy woman is someone to search out and celebrate.”
— Amy Poehler
“I’m a feminist. I’ve been a female for a long time now. It’d be stupid not to be on my own side.”
— Maya Angelou
“Don’t mistake politeness for lack of strength.”
— Sonya Sotomayer
“The history of men’s opposition to women’s emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of emancipation itself.”
— Virginia Woolf
“Why has the word [feminism] become such an uncomfortable one? It is not the word that is important; it’s the idea and the ambition behind it.”
— Emma Watson
“When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.”
— Helen Keller
“A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.”
— Gloria Steinem
“The idea of being a feminist: so many women have come to this idea of it being anti-male and not able to connect with the opposite sex, but what feminism is about is equality and human rights. For me that is just an essential part of my identity.”
— Lena Dunham
“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.”
— Katharine Hepburn
“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.”
— Audre Lorde
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12 Comments on “15 Inspiring Quotes for Women’s Equality Day”
Wonderfully inspirational quotes. My favourite is the quote by Helen Keller.
:) Glad you like it, Corry!
Great inspiring quotes! Love them all but my favorite is “If one man can destroy everything, why can’t one girl change it?”
— Malala Yousafzai
So true women rule
Yes!!! Love that!
These are great quotes. I LOVE the one by Emma Watson. I remember when she came out and said that. It made me like her even more! :)
:) Yeah!
such great inspiring quotes! I love them all but my favorite is “We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.”
— Beyoncé
Absolutely love it and talk about empowering
Yes! Love that one!
I love a good quote. These are some great ones.
:) Thanks Holly!
Thanks you so much for sharing these,they certainly are a good reminder to us all.
Of course, Kathy! Thanks for the comment!