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Women S History Month Quotes

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David Bedrick
“I defend the authority of women and explore its meaning for them rather than assume they need to be more accommodating or sensitive.”
David Bedrick, Talking Back to Dr. Phil: Alternatives to Mainstream Psychology

Added to the shock of the routine violation of their bodies was the trauma of
“Added to the shock of the routine violation of their bodies was the trauma of having to relinquish their children to unknown slave-holders. [W.E.B.] Du Bois considered this physical, mental, and spiritual abuse of black women--with its inevitable result being the destruction of the traditional African family--the highest crime committed by slave-holders and the one thing for which he said he could not forgive them.”
Aberjhani, The Wisdom of W.E.B. Du Bois

“I was told (by a man) "Women's History" month was just a "man made" (note the irony) observation that adds little to no value to society. Fortunately the woman who raised me, the women who mentored me and those who crashed through ceilings, kicked down doors, shattered stereotypes, forged paths to freedom or otherwise helped build a nation and change the world... disagree. As do I. So I will always pay it forward.”
Liz Faublas, You Have a Superpower