Earth Day Quotes of the Day

"In nature's economy the currency is not money, it is life." -- Vandana Shiva, Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace

"We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect." -- Aldo Leopold

"The greatest support for the feminist, antipatriarchal movement can be found in the ecological movement." -- Thomas Berry, The Dream of the Earth

"The earth which sustains humanity must not be injured, it must not be destroyed." -- Hildegard of Bingen

Feminist Quotes of the Day: Gloria Steinem edition

"We’ve demonstrated that women can do what men do, but not yet that men can do what women do. That’s why most women have two jobs — one inside the home and one outside it — which is impossible. The truth is that women can’t be equal outside the home until men are equal in it."

"A liberated woman is one who has sex before marriage and a job after."

"A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space."

"Women and girls no longer feel crazy, alone, or flying in the face of nature if they have the outrageous idea that they should be treated as full human beings. Knowing that the system is crazy, not you, is a huge leap forward."

Gloria Steinem, pioneering 2nd-wave feminist, turned 75 this week! Happy Birthday, Gloria! The above amazing quotes are all hers.

Read Courtney's reflections on the state of feminist leadership at Feministing.

Feminist-Friendly Quote of the Day

The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous. -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge