“[I]f we revert to
history, we shall find that the women who have distinguished themselves have
neither been the most beautiful nor the most gentle of their sex.”
eighteenth-century British writer, philosopher, and
advocate of women's rights
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Mary Wollstonecraft
“[I]f we revert to
history, we shall find that the women who have distinguished themselves have
neither been the most beautiful nor the most gentle of their sex.” 
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Maria Bamford
"[impersonating her mother] Now, Maria, if a boy
doesn't like you, I would just like you to know that he is intimidated by your
beauty, because you are the most beautiful girl in the whole world and if you
would stop doing impersonations of me I think other people would see that..."
stand-up comedian and voice actress
In honor of anyone
who ever had a mother!
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Anna Deavere Smith
"I made
a real specific decision when I came out of school and most artists were
writing about home - if you were a woman, you were writing about being a woman
- and I decided not to do that, write about what you know. That's not what I
do. I went as far away from home as possible in terms of the development of my
imagination."
award-winning, Tony-nominated
playwright, actress, author and Professor at NYU
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
"My
daughter Jane noticed a tremendous difference between Mommy's cooking and
Daddy's cooking and decided Mommy should be phased out."
an advocate for advancement of women's rights as a constitutional
principle
prior to becoming the second female Supreme Court Justice of the
US Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
"I
believe knowledge doesn’t have a gender divide. Women can use their instincts,
intellects, thoughts and ideas to their advantage. Women are good team players
and female bosses often make very democratic leaders. I am proud to be a woman
and strongly believe that the world belongs to those who want to make a
difference."
Chairman and MD, Biocon
“Red Rickshaw Revolution”
a three-wheeled auto-rickshaw,
painted red to represent strength and female
solidarity, ended 10-day,
1,800-kilometer
(1,100-mile) journey in Mumbai from its start in Delhi;
intended to “raise awareness about the
inspirational women
across India and share their
achievements. Additional Article
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