Tumblr could use a lot more feminism. Life could use a lot more feminism, as far as we're concerned. We are living in some scary times, especially if you are a women or person of color. We want you to fight back. So we're bringing you some history and quotes from kick ass women. And our hope is that you will be as inspired as we are. We welcome submissions and ideas.

• "I shall not change my course because those who assume to be better than I desire it."
  13th July
  Source: Victoria Woodhull
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• "Because nobody goes through life without a scar."
  13th July
  Source:  -Carol Burnett
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• "We must accept our pain, change what we can and laugh at the rest."
  13th July
  Source:  -Camille Paglia
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• "My idea of feminism is self-determination, and it’s very open-ended: every woman has the right to become herself, and do whatever she needs to do."
  13th July
  Source:  -Ani Difranco, singer/songwriter
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• "Happiness and unhappiness are in the heart and spirit of each one of us: if you feel unhappy, then place yourself above that and act so that your happiness does not get to be dependent on anything."
  13th July
  Source: Catherine the Great
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• "Get up tomorrow early in the morning, and earlier than you did today, and do the best that you can. Always stay near me, for tomorrow I will have much to do and more than I ever had, and tomorrow blood will leave my body above the breast."
  13th July
  Source:  -Joan of Arc
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• "I felt invincible. My strength was that of a giant -Cary A. Nation"
  22nd June
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• "A ballerina takes steps given to her and makes them her own. Each individual brings something different to the same role"
  25th May
  Source: Maria Tallchief, a Native American ballerina.
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• "It isn’t until you begin to fight in your own cause that you become really committed to winning and become a genuine ally of other people struggling for their freedom."
  25th May
  Source: Robin Morgan
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• "Do the things you know, and you shall learn the truth you need to know."
  25th May
  Source: Louisa May Alcott, writer of the Little House books.
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