172 Quotes About Sisterhood

You can argue that conservative values are at odds with feminist ideology, but ultimately the question has to be not only what women are we empowering, but also what are we empowering them to do. White women aren't just passive beneficiaries of racist oppression; they are active participants.

You weren’t put on this earth to please others and simply fit in. You were born to be yourself, even if it goes against everything you have been socially programmed to believe! We get one lifetime, make sure it’s magical.

Above everything else, beyond the long hardships, one out- come is the most invaluable. The sisterhoods. The lifelong friends and bonds that will never lessen. Years can go by, and I will pick up with each of those sisters as if a single day hasn’t passed. Only we can truly understand one another; not even our husbands can fully grasp what we’ve been through with each other and how ironclad those bonds are.

Defne zou geenszins door dezelfde drek als ik gaan, dat stond ik niet toe, ik nam haar lot in eigen handen. Voor zover ik kon, want ik kon haar nu niet van haar wetenschapbestrijdende extatische basisschool en Koranschool af tiefen, ze was immers niet uit mijn kut gerold, en dus had men ooit bepaald dat ik dan geen zeggenschap had en dat de kut die baart, de kut die waakt is. En ik was de kut die mitst en maart. En voor nu was ik de kut die hierover bedaart.

When boys called our names, we said 'Don't even say my name. Don't even put it in your mouth.' When they said, 'You ugly anyway,' we knew they were lying. When they hollered, 'Conceited!' we said, 'No- convinced!' We watched them dip-walk away, too young to know how to respond. The four of us together wasn't something they understood. They understood girls alone, folding their arms across their breasts, praying for invisibility.

you tell me i am not like most girlsand learn to kiss me with your eyes closedsomething about the phrase - something abouthow i have to be unlike the womeni call sisters in order to be wantedmakes me want to spit your tongue out like i am supposed to be proud you picked meas if i should be relieved you thinki am better than them

When you feel as though you cannot stand on your own; stand up for another woman, whoever she is and wherever she may be. The next time you look at yourself, you'll feel invincible, like you never needed crutches, like your own two feet are strong enough. That's the secret.

The best support Western feminists could give their global sisters (she said), was to listen first and speak later, following the lead of and partnering with local feminists, giving economic and other support from a position of ‘solidarity’ rather than ‘saving

Women are each other’s Wonderbras: uplifting, supportive, making each other look bigger and better.(50 shades of feminism)