But I've been collecting women's quotes for years, and I've put some of that collection on this site for your free perusal. And because those voices have been ignored, it might be possible to imagine that women were less vocal, less wise, less inspirational than the many men who are widely quoted. I've chosen many of the quotes because they help illustrate who the woman is, what she thought, and what contributions she made to history. Sometimes, too, I've included a quote from a famous woman that illustrates another side than the one history knows well. Some of the quotes illustrate women's history, both as it happened, and, sometimes, as it might have happened.
Some quotes illustrate women's experience and women's lives.
I love my family, my children . . . Some, by talking about their reaction to men, also shed light on women's experience. Luckily, this is not difficult. Some illustrate their work. Doubts creep in.