Women Talking About

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"A strong woman is a woman who knows herself, her purpose and her value, regardless of how many people, situations and circumstances have tried to convince her otherwise. A strong woman is a woman who chooses to rise through it all, no matter how long it takes her. She does not beg to be accepted and she is aware of her power. A strong woman will not wait for you to validate her." -Blogger Chidera Eggerue, The Slumflower, on what it means to be a strong woman. Photo source: theslumflower.com http://www.okayafrica.com/culture-2/slumflower-chidera-eggerue-making-career-out-of-passion-black-womanhood/

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"Because of her we have a story time in Spanish," Rivas says. "We have computer classes in Spanish. And I feel like as a Latina librarian we have a responsibility to continue doing the work that she started." - Washington Heights (NYC) librarian, Vianela Rivas on Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York's public library system. http://www.npr.org/2016/09/08/492957864/how-nycs-first-puerto-rican-librarian-brought-spanish-to-the-shelves?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170410 Photo source: scholastic.com

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“Punk empowered me to really own my place in the world,” she says. “I think it’s about much more than just performance … it’s a way of life, a way of thinking, a way of approaching obstacles and thinking they’re just imaginary.“ -Alice Bag, Punk legend

https://lifereimagined.aarp.org/page/signature/34871-From-Punk-To-Purpose-The-Alice-Bag-Story

Photo source: alicebag.com

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"A lot of times people assume that English as we speak it is something that was curated maybe by some dudes in frilly shirts back in the 1700s," Stamper explains. "But in fact, a language is ... always influenced by the people who come in and speak it or come in and conquer it." -Kory Stamper, Merriam-Webster dictionary lexicographer on the English language as a living and ever-changing thing. http://www.npr.org/2017/04/19/524618639/from-f-bomb-to-photobomb-how-the-dictionary-keeps-up-with-english Photo source: The New York Times

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"I am a strong black woman. I cannot be intimidated." -Congresswoman Maxine Waters

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“If we don’t know where we started, we have no way of knowing how far we’ve come,” she says. “That’s the reason that at 85, I became a national park ranger. That history was so in danger of being totally forgotten.”

-Betty Reid Soskin, U.S. National Park Ranger and World War II “Rosie” on becoming a ranger at the Rosie the Riveter WW II Home Front Park.

http://blog.rei.com/stewardship/betty-reid-soskin/?cm_mmc=sm_tw-_-force_of_nature-_-betty_reid-_-blog

Photo source: National Geographic

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"Virgin Negra" by Zahira Kelly "In both my art and writing I simply want to exist freely. To exist, period. That is so elusive when you are a Black LatinAmericana. Our mere existence is a point of contempt and topic of debate. I do what I want. I depict my life, my interests, my thoughts, because I finally realized I am allowed to as a human." -Zahira Kelly, artist http://www.thefader.com/2017/03/09/zahira-kelly-black-latina-art-cardi-b

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“Last week, I reintroduced earned paid sick time legislation. I want to make sure every worker gets access to paid sick time; it’s such an important issue for women, and really for everyone, because it shouldn’t [be] that people basically have to choose between paying bills and taking care of themselves or a sick child.” -Michigan State Representative Stephanie Chang

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“Being a woman in a male-dominated industry sort of sucks, but it doesn’t suck any more than being a woman in the world,” she says, facing the class. “My advice? Be terrifying.”

Kelly Sue DeConnick Is the Future of Women in Comics | Vanity Fair (via imamandanelson)

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“I’m old now, but I am still going to create more work and better work. More than I have in the past. My mind is full of paintings.” -Yayoi Kusama, artist

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"The not so simple truth is that we must be psychologically free in order to resist and we must resist in order to be free, and all of this requires an understanding of what bondage has been, of its ramifications for the future." -Mari Evans, poet

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Happy Harriet Tubman Day! "I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other." -Harriet Tubman

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Photo Source: S.E. Hinton "I knew I was going to be a writer,” Hinton says of her early start. “I began in grade school, because I loved to read, and I liked the idea of making stories happen the way I wanted them to. By the time I was in high school I had been practicing for years. So I was not surprised when I received my publishing contract for The Outsiders on the day I graduated from high school.” -S.E. Hinton, Author of The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, Tex, and That Was Then, This Is Now

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“Until we achieve full representation — in politics and everywhere else — we are falling short of the ideals of our country.”- U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, California 2/17/2017

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"Freda DeKnight was one of the first who brought international attention to African-American food. ... She was a trailblazer."- Jessica Harris, cultural historian

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"You have to be very focused and work very hard, but it is not about working hard without knowing what your aim is! you really have to have a goal. the goal posts might shift, but you should have a goal. know what it is that you are trying to find out." -Architect Zaha Hadid's advice to young people http://www.designboom.com/architecture/zaha-hadid-interview-quotes-dies-aged-65-03-31-2016/