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Patriarchy Quotes

Peace in patriarchy is war against women.

Peace in patriarchy is war against women.

Maria Mies
War, Patriarchy
Maria Mies (1998). “Patriarchy and Accumulation On A World Scale: Women in the International Division of Labour”, p.26, Palgrave Macmillan

Benevolent patriarchy is still patriarchy.

Elizabeth A. Johnson
Benevolent, Patriarchy, Stills

It's patriarchal society that has freed me as a woman.

Camille Paglia
Patriarchal Society, Patriarchy
Camille Paglia (1990). “Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson”, Vintage

If patriarchy had a specific beginning in history, it can also have an end

Maria Mies
Ends, Patriarchy, Ifs
Maria Mies (1998). “Patriarchy and Accumulation On A World Scale: Women in the International Division of Labour”, p.38, Palgrave Macmillan

... if patriarchy can take what exists and make it not, surely we can take what exists and make it be.

Nicole Brossard
Not Sure, Patriarchy, Ifs
Nicole Brossard (2005). “Fluid Arguments: Essays Written in French and English”, Mercury Press (Canada)

If every planet in the Patriarchy refused to be ruled, we all would be free.

Joan Slonczewski
Would Be, Planets, Patriarchy
Joan Slonczewski (2000). “A Door Into Ocean”, p.393, Macmillan

The woman who takes a woman lover lives dangerously in patriarchy.

Cheryl Clarke
Lovers, Patriarchy

Smile, but not for long, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Patriarchy.

Nelly Kaplan
Long, Gentleman, Patriarchy

Patriarchy has no gender.

Bell Hooks
Gender, Patriarchy
bell hooks (2013). “Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom”, p.142, Routledge

When a woman starts to disentangle herself from patriarchy, ultimately she is abandoned to her own self.

Sue Monk Kidd
Self, Abandoned, Patriarchy

Patriarchy is having the power to name.

Kate Zambreno
Names, Patriarchy
Source: therumpus.net

Patriarchal Poetry makes mistakes.

Gertrude Stein
Mistake, Making Mistakes, Patriarchy
Gertrude Stein (2017). “Delphi Complete Works of Gertrude Stein (Illustrated)”, p.5488, Delphi Classics

How else to make a dent in an object as immovable as patriarchy itself...?

Dalma Heyn
Patriarchy, Objects
Dalma Heyn (2011). “Drama Kings: The Men Who Drive Strong Women Crazy”, p.42, Open Road Media

[ Hollywood] is a patriarchy, headed by men and built for men.

Ava DuVernay
Men, Hollywood, Patriarchy
Source: www.glamour.com

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