Usually people are questioning
Usually people are questioning my athleticism more than my femininity! Gabrielle Reece
Femininity
A true poet is
A true poet is more than just a man who can write a poem with a pen. A true poet writes poetry with his very life. A true poet doesn’t use poetic devices to con the heart of a woman but uses the beauty of all that is poetic to serve, cherish, and express love … Read more
I’ve always been intrigued
I’ve always been intrigued by things that insinuate femininity, so in my designs, something like a flower is never about the fact that it’s a flower. It’s more about what that repetitive motif implies. Erdem Moral?oglu
I think I read
I think I read Susan Brownmiller’s classic book called Femininity when I was about 16. So yeah, it’s been part of my mindset since a very early age. To me, what’s crucial is to tell women’s stories but also to tell them in a way that is fearless. Emma Donoghue
… a woman who
… a woman who is not feminine is a monster in creation. Elizabeth Missing Sewell
The biggest problem that
The biggest problem that women have is being ambivalent about their own power, … We should be comfortable with the idea of wielding power. We shouldn’t feel that it detracts from our femininity. Elizabeth Wurtzel
Using my own hand
Using my own hand as a base material, I considered it a canvas upon which I stitched into the top layer of skin using thread to create the appearance of an incredibly work worn hand. By using the technique of embroidery, which is traditionally employed to represent femininity and applying it to the expression of … Read more
The misnamed \\\”feminine\\\” woman,
The misnamed \”feminine\” woman, so admired by her creator, man – the woman who is acquiescent in her inferiority and who has swallowed man’s image of her as his ordained helpmate and no more – is in reality the \”masculine\” woman. The truly feminine woman \”cannot help burning with that inner rage that comes from … Read more
To the \\\”masculists\\\” of
To the \”masculists\” of both sexes, \”femininity\” implies all that men have built into the female image in the past few centuries: weakness, imbecility, dependence, masochism, unreliability, and a certain \”babydoll\” sexuality that is actually only a projection of male dreams. To the \”feminist\” of both sexes, femininity is synonymous with the eternal female principle, … Read more
Men insist that they
Men insist that they don’t mind women succeeding so long as they retain their \”femininity\”. Yet the qualities that men consider \”feminine\” – timidity, submissiveness, obedience, silliness, and self-debasement – are the very qualities best guaranteed to assure the defeat of even the most gifted aspirant. Elizabeth Gould Davis