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How to Be a Woman
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"How to Be a Woman" Quotes

A humorous and candid memoir exploring feminism and womanhood in modern society.

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We need to reclaim the word ‘feminism’. We need the word ‘feminism’ back real bad.

Caitlin Moran

feminismempowerment

We must recall the moment when women formed a solid, unbroken line. We must remember that we are a barricade that will not break.

Caitlin Moran

solidaritystrength

Women have always been the primary victims of war. Women lose their husbands, their fathers, their sons in combat.

Caitlin Moran

warsuffering

When it comes to the subject of sexism, I’ve often found that people will try to change the subject. They’ll talk about the subject of racism, or classism, or whatever - but never about the subject of sexism.

Caitlin Moran

sexismdiscrimination

It's difficult to see the glass ceiling because it’s made of glass. Virtually invisible. What we need is for more birds to fly above it and shit all over it, so we can see it properly.

Caitlin Moran

gender equalityobstacles

The purpose of freedom is to free someone else.

Caitlin Moran

freedomcompassion

We need to live in a culture that sees the equality of men and women as a normal, natural, and unremarkable thing.

Caitlin Moran

equalityculture

We need to reclaim the word 'feminine'. We need to reclaim the word 'masculine' too. Men and women should be free to be sensitive, nurturing, assertive, and compassionate.

Caitlin Moran

gender rolesfreedom

We need to stop defining ourselves by what we are not, and start defining ourselves by who we are.

Caitlin Moran

self-identityindividuality

We need to raise our daughters more like our sons, and our sons more like our daughters.

Caitlin Moran

parentinggender equality