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International women's day 2017 quotes: Literary quotes that celebrate women

TNN | Last updated on - Mar 7, 2017, 14:33 IST
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When women in literature spoke

A woman has to live her life, or live to repent not having lived it, said DH Lawrence. Literature has empowered women in many ways and much before feminism began to blow as the zypher resurrecting subjugated womanhood, it sprouted as an idea in the sepia pages of literary works of Victorian era. Here are some nuggets from literature that celebrate the idea of being a woman.
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Women power

“Women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the magic and delicious power of reflecting the figure of man at twice its natural size.”― Virginia Woolf
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A girl should have equal rights as a boy

"A girl has the power to go forward in her life. And she’s not only a mother, she’s not only a sister, she’s not only a wife. But a girl has the -- she should have an identity. She should be recognized and she has equal rights as a boy."- Malala Yousafzai
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On having power on oneself

“I do not wish them [women] to have power over men; but over themselves.” ― Mary Wollstonecraft
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'None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives'

“I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.” ― Jane Austen
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'I am a free human being with an independent will'

"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will, which I now exert to leave you."- Charlotte Brontë
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'You got to give up the shit that weighs you down'

"Wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down."- Toni Morrison
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On speaking up for oneself

"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
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On gender equality

"A gender-equal society would be one where the word 'gender' does not exist: where everyone can be themselves."— Gloria Steinem
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On having power over oneself

"I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves."- Mary Wollstonecraft
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Celebrating our she-roes

“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!.”- Maya Angelou
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' Phenomenal Woman, that's me'

"I am a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that's me."- Maya Angelou
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Feminism is about equality

"Does feminist mean large unpleasant person who'll shout at you or someone who believes women are human beings? To me it's the latter, so I sign up." --Margaret Atwood
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