Women's Studies Program

 

"Feminism is the radical notion that women are human beings." Cheris Kramerae, author of A Feminist Dictionary, 1996.

 

"Feminism is the political theory and practice that struggles to free all women: women of color, working-class women, poor women, disabled women, lesbians, old women-- as well as white, economically privileged, heterosexual women." Barbara Smith, ed. But Some of Us Are Brave: Black Women's Studies. 1986.

 

"Feminisism has fought no wars. It has killed no opponents. It has set up no concentration camps, starved no enemies, practiced no cruelties. Its battles have been for education, for the vote, for better working conditions...for safety on the streets...for child care, for social welfare...for rape crisis centers, women's refuges, reforms in the law. [If someone says] 'Oh, I'm not feminist,' [I ask] 'Why? What's your problem?'" Dale Spendor, For the Record: The Making & Meaning of Feminist Knowledge, 1985.