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21 Empowering Reminders For The Girl Who Isn't Afraid To Raise Her Voice

"The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. - Ayn Rand
Marisa Donnelly
March 17, 2017
“Life on the planet is born of woman.”
— Adrienne Rich, Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution
Tagged: Female Empowerment, Female Strength, Being a woman, feminism, Life, Birth, Being A Mother
“I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.”
— Audre Lorde, via YouTube
Tagged: Being a woman, Strong Woman, Fearless, Fearless Love
“It is frightening when a woman finally realizes that there is no answer to the question ‘who am I’ except the voice inside herself.”
— Betty Friedan, The Feminine Mystique
Tagged: Being a woman, Strong Women, Being A Female
“Just watch, all of you men. I’ll show you what a woman can do…I’ll go across the country, I’ll race to the Moon… I’ll never look back.”
— Edna Gardner Whyte, via Pinterest
Tagged: Being a woman, Strong Women, Female Empowerment
“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”
— Ayn Rand, via Pinterest
Tagged: Female Empowerment, Strong Women, Strong Woman
“There is no force equal to a woman determined to rise.”
— W. E. B. Dubois, via Pinterest
Tagged: Strong Women, Strong Woman, Female Body
“[She is] a woman so strong she burns heaven and drenches hell.”
— Miles 'Pudge' Halter, Looking for Alaska
Tagged: Woman, My Favorites, Understanding The Opposite Sex, female, Being A Female, Strong Woman, Strong Females
“I'm tough, I'm ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.”
— Madonna, Not Just a Mirror of the Times, Madonna Is a Hall of Mirrors: Temptress, CEO, Atomic Blonde, Fatal Attraction—She Struts a Multitude of Selves Across the Stage
Tagged: Fierce Women, Strong Woman, Ambitious Women, Bitch
“She is not proud, but she does carry herself well. She walks with her head held high because she doesn’t believe in needing people to save her; she has always been strong enough to save herself.”
— Marisa Donnelly, What It Means To Love A Girl That’s Fiercely Independent
Tagged: Strong Woman, Strong Emotions, Independence
“When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.”
— Audre Lorde, Friendship Quotes
Tagged: Courage, Words, Speaking Up, Refusing To Stay Silent, Change, Activism, Women, empowerment, feminism, strength
“You have trust in what you think. If you splinter yourself and try to please everyone, you can’t.”
— Annie Leibovitz, Annie Leibovitz On Getting The Shot--And The Future Of Photography
Tagged: Trust, empowerment, Women, feminism, strength
“Here is what being a strong woman means to me: It means standing up for myself. It means that I am a fully-functioning human, one who is independent and able to do things for herself. It means that I have opinions and beliefs that I stand for, and that I do not settle for less.”
— Marisa Donnelly, The Truth About Being A Strong Woman
Tagged: Strong Women, Strong Woman, Being Strong, Confident Women, Alpha Females
“The truth about being a strong woman is that the world sees us as a threat. We’re just ‘too much,’ ‘too intimidating,’ too ‘jaded’ and ‘miserable’ and ‘bitter’. But we are none of those things. We are women with backbones. Women who aren’t afraid to be proud of ourselves in a world that might not always support us. Women who know the value of our vulnerability, our passion, our strength.”
— Marisa Donnelly, The Truth About Being A Strong Woman
Tagged: Strong Women, Strong Woman, Being Strong, Confident Women, Alpha Females
“The men in my life ask that I change. Give up the fast lane. Dull my sharp tongue. The woman they want is not the woman I am.”
— Caity Mae, In Defense Of Strong, “Bitchy” Women
Tagged: Strong Women, Being Strong, Strong Woman, Alpha Females, Confident Women
“I’m a strong, bitchy woman. I don’t know when to shut my mouth. I’ve been known to level a man with a raised eyebrow. My sense of humor is dark and dry like some red wine I don’t know the name of. I’m also kind and loyal and loving.”
— Caity Mae, In Defense Of Strong, “Bitchy” Women
Tagged: Strong Women, Being Strong, Strong Woman, Alpha Females, Confident Women
“A strong woman won’t wait for anyone. She won’t wait for her crush to finally ask her out. She won’t wait years pining for a man to love her back. No, she will move on with her life. She will get what she wants, when she wants.

And she won’t apologize for it.”
— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, The Truth About Why Most Men Can't Handle A Strong Woman
Tagged: Strong Women, Being Strong, Strong Woman, Alpha Females, Confident Women
“I was born with a voice.
I was born with two legs.

I was born from a father who taught me yell, to run, to kick.
And a mother who showed me how to draw, to sketch, to dream.

I learned young that to be myself, I must be fearless. I must be fierce. I must be passionate and driven and bold. I learned young that there must be a balance between my gentle spirit and my wild heart. And in time, I discovered that I could be both loud and loving. I could let others in, and still stay me.”
— Marisa Donnelly, If You Love Me, You'll Let Me Be Strong
Tagged: Strong Women, Being Strong, Strong Woman, Alpha Females, Confident Women
“The simple act of being a woman in this world teaches you strength. It makes warriors out of our girls. With every double standard, we watch a powerhouse emerge. With every sexist remark, we see a Phoenix rise from the ashes.”
— Ari Eastman, Here's What Being A Strong Woman Looks Like
Tagged: Strong Women, Being Strong, Strong Woman, Alpha Females, Confident Women
“Being a woman is being the very embodiment of strength.”
— Ari Eastman, Here's What Being A Strong Woman Looks Like
Tagged: Strong Women, Being Strong, Strong Woman, Alpha Females, Confident Women
“A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.”
— Melinda Gates, 30 Empowering Quotes from Women Who Dare
Tagged: Women Empowerment
“A strong woman will always be a work in progress, full of surprises, full of power, full of beauty and full of love.”
— Rania Naim, 20 Things A Strong Woman Wants You To Know
Tagged: Strong, Power, beauty, Love