Did you know each year, March is celebrated as Women's History Month by presidential proclamation to honour women's contributions in American history? This annual observance corresponds with International Women's Day on March 8. To celebrate this day, we look into some empowering quotes to uplift you.
Each year, International Women's Day is celebrated not only to recognise the women and their contributions throughout history but also to accelerate gender equality.
Many women leaders and activists around the world since the beginning of time have fought stereotypes and discrimination and raised awareness for women's rights.
Whether it is from the time of Cleopatra, the women's rights movement, or the modern-day achievements in the fields of science, space, literature, engineering, politics, entrepreneurship, business and finance, activism, music, sports, or the Olympics, among many.
It is the spirit of 'give to gain' of countless women that paved the way for women of the modern age in nearly every field.
To celebrate these women and their contributions, here are some inspiring and empowering quotes by powerful women leaders and activists.
Many of the women are leaders, athletes, activists, advocates, CEOs, entrepreneurs, and notable names like Maya Angelou, Marie Curie, and many others.
So, read on and find motivation in the words of these phenomenal, trailblazing women who have helped pave the way for gender equality and women's empowerment.
Inspiring Women's Quotes Women Leaders and Activists To Uplift and Motivate You
Share these inspiring quotes or read themselves to find the inner strength and fire within you.
1. "I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it." - Maya Angelou, American memorist, poet, and civil rights activist
2. "I am willing to be seen. I am willing to speak up. I am willing to keep going. I am willing to listen to what others have to say. I am willing to go to bed each night at peace with myself. I am willing to be my biggest bestest most powerful self." - Emma Watson, Actress
3. "Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." - Harriet Beecher Stowe, American author and abolitionist
4. "If you think you are a failure, you will fail. If you think you are a winner, you will win." - Billie Jean King, former American world no. 1 tennis player
5. "Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations." - Mae Jemison, American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut
6. "Look closely at the present you are constructing. It should look liek the future you are dreaming of." - Alice Walker, American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist
7. "Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness." - Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host The Oprah Winfrey Show
8. "There's something so special about a woman who dominates in a man's world. It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness, and the nerve to never take no for an answer." - Rihanna, Singer
9. "Sit idle no more, go get education." - Savitribai Phule, Indian educator and social reformer
10. "Extremists have shown what frightens them most. A girl with a book." - Malala Yousafzai, Female education activist
11. "There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish." - Michelle Obama, American attorney and first African-American woman to serve as First Lady of the US
12. "We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women's voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored." - Sheryl Sandberg, former COO at Meta, Philanthropist, and Writer
13. "The biggest barrier for women is the thought that they can't have it all." - Cathy Engelbert, American businesswoman and Commissioner of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
14. "I am not going to limit myself just because people won't accept the fact that I can do something else." - Dolly Parton, American singer, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman
15. "Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood." - Marie Curie, Physicist and chemist
We hope these quotes inspired you! Happy International Women's Day!
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