This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Jefferson chapter.
In honor of National Women’s Day on March 8th, here are some of my favorite quotes from women who inspire me everyday:
“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” – Audre Lorde
“To all the little girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful, and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams.” – Hillary Clinton
“If one man can destroy everything, why can’t one girl change it?” – Malala Yousafzai
“My hope for the future, not just in the music industry, but in every young girl I meet, is that they all realise their worth and ask for it.” – Taylor Swift
“Women, they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. And they’ve got ambition, and they’ve got talent, as well as just beauty. I’m so sick of people saying that love is all a woman is fit for.” – Jo March (Little Women)
“The emerging woman … will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied…strength and beauty must go together.” – Louisa May Alcott
“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” – Michelle Obama
“Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” – Maya Angelou
“You deserve to be here. You deserve to exist. You deserve to take up space in this world of men.” – MacKenzi Lee
“Power is not given to you. You have to take it.” – Beyoncé
“No woman should be told she can’t make decisions about her own body. When women’s rights are under attack, we fight back.” – Kamala Harris
“Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them. – Unknown
