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IWD 2010: International Womens Day Quotes
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by Sudha Krishna | March 5, 2010 at 03:53 pm
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International Women's Day is of course the day to celebrate the achievements of the women's movement and to act as reminder that the struggle for equality is not nearly over. Part of IWD 2010 are the quotes, the sayings, the memorable phrases about women and women's day, phrases that inspire and make people laugh.
IWD 2010: International Women's Day: Notable Quotes
1. God gave women intuition and femininity. Used properly, the combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I've ever met. ~ Farrah Fawcett
2. Women are the real architects of society. ~ Harriet Beecher Stowe
3. If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.~ Margaret Thatcher
4. The fastest way to change society is to mobilize the women of the world.~ Charles Malik
5. Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels. ~ Faith Whittlesey
6. Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow in my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the President's spouse. I wish him well! ~ Barbara Bush
7. Women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the magic and delicious power of reflecting the figure of a man at twice its natural size." ~ Virginia Woolf
8. Men who treat women as helpless and charming playthings deserve women who treat men as delightful and generous bank accounts. ~ Author Unknown
9. Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition. ~ Timothy Leary
10. Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself. ~ Oprah Winfrey
11. I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute. - Rebecca West
12. A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up - Mae West
From famous women in the past providing perspective on IWD to notable women today, watch the video below for more perspective on International Women's Day 2010
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david 3737 (not verified)at 14:48 on March 7th, 2010
International Womens Day Celebrates 99 Years!,and to be honest I was not that aware of the occasion,so started searching on the net asyou do,and found a good article that brought me bang up to date with this fantastic celebration.In many countries it is a national holiday and the men give the women in their lives gifts. In other countries it is a time to help those women who suffer at the hands of men; give them a voice, a helping hand, a way to escape their torture and torment.<a href="ketiva.com/Society_and_Culture/international_womens_day_celebrates_99_years.html">ketiva.com/Society_and_Culture/international_womens_day_celebrates_99_years.html</a>
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Amina (not verified)at 07:28 on March 8th, 2010
Thank you for brining attention to the fact that the struggle is not over. If you’re looking for a simple action you can take to celebrate International Women’s Day check out www.Girl2Woman.org. Every time someone shares the videos on the site with a friend, $1 is donated to Pathfinder International to support reproductive health care for women and girls worldwide. Pathfinder is trying to reach 200 thousand video shares by International Women’s Day (today!!) in honor of the 200 million women who want but lack access to contraceptives. It’s an ambitious goal so we need all the help we can get!
at 13:23 on March 8th, 2010
Thanks for the thoughtful posts, As for your 99 vs 100 - the official declaration occurred in 2010 though it was celebrated the year before as well
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Robert Birch (not verified)at 11:37 on March 10th, 2010
Clear DayBODY { MARGIN-TOP: 25px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica; COLOR: #0033cc; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px; FONT-SIZE: 10pt } To the many profound women I am blessed to know, on the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day -thank you for being yourselves, for over-coming the struggles imposed on and over you, met with such tenacious power, grace and determination. Whether the violence of the world found you vulnerable or necessarily guarded, the ghost of sexism lurked around each advancing step you naturally took, each of you sovereign in the dark, a luminous example of mature wisdom in action, leaders, healers and guides to so many others, women, children and boys struggling to be men, compelling us to be ourselves, too. You inspire more from less. May these words hug you in the way you best loved to be hugged, holding with you the vision of each of you dancing wildly free, singing your soul's praise to an ever-listening universe, your tears spiralling between joy and grief, turn to cleansing storms before resting...dreaming your special dream. When you casually roll over to stretch your limbs may a warm morning dew bathe you in gratitude, may you find yourselves once again sitting beside your favourite fragranced flower. When you stand again, stretching out and into the world again, my you be truly refreshed, renewed and ready for another day. May you return as rich, loamy and deserving as the most plant ready soil, possibility reaching desire and becoming-- -that fire in your eyes begging new worlds to begin again and again. With deep abiding love, Robert x