Empowering Feminist Quotes from Inspiring Women

"If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman."
Margaret Thatcher

"I'm tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay."
Madonna

Of course I am not worried about intimidating men. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

"Feminism isn't about making women stronger. Women are already strong, it's about changing the way the world perceives that strength."
G.D. Anderson

Women are always saying, 'We can do anything that men can do.' But men should be saying, 'We can do anything that women can do.'
Gloria Steinem

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass.
Maya Angelou

"I am a woman / Phenomenally / Phenomenal woman / That's me."
Maya Angelou

Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. … It shouldn't be that women are the exception.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg

"You don't have to be pretty. You don't owe prettiness to anyone. Not to your boyfriend/spouse/partner, not to your co-workers, especially not to random men on the street. You don't owe it to your mother, you don't owe it to your children, you don't owe it to civilization in general. Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space marked 'female.'"
Erin McKean

"A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman."
Melinda Gates

Monica Bellucci

Monica Anna Maria Bellucci is an Italian actress and model. She began her career as a fashion model, modelling for Dolce & Gabbana and Dior, before making a transition to Italian films and later American films and French films. Born: 30 September 1964 

Icon Fashion Display

Marlene Dietrich's hostess gown for Desire (1936), designed by Travis Banton

Marlene Dietrich's embroidered costume with fur trimming 

Mae West's dress for Every Day's a Holiday (1938), designed by Elsa Schiaparelli

Dior

Monica Bellucci:  Dior Haute Couture strapless dress and taffeta cape. The abundance of black pleated fabric provides a frame for her velvet ‘millefiori’ bustier and jewels.