Andrea Dworkin
1946 - 2005
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Biography
Andrea Dworkin (1946–2005) was an American radical feminist and writer known for her influential work in advocating for women's rights, particularly on issues of sexual violence, pornography, and gender inequality. She authored several books, including 'Woman Hating' and 'Intercourse,' in which she critiqued and challenged societal norms and structures that perpetuated sexism and violence against women. Dworkin's work sparked debates and discussions on feminism and continues to impact feminist discourse.
Famous Quotes (5)
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Undernourished, intelligence becomes like the bloated belly of a starving child: swollen, filled with nothing the body can use.
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Men who want to support women in our struggle for freedom and justice should understand that it is not terrifically important to us that they learn to cry; it is important to us that they stop the crimes of violence against us.
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The common erotic project of destroying women makes it possible for men to unite into a brotherhood; this project is the only firm and trustworthy groundwork for cooperation among males and all male bonding is based on it.
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The common language of love, of liberation, of shared experience, of resistance, the way a woman's cunt tastes and is shaped, the way they feel in your mouth - these are the language of a nitty-gritty love politics.
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Every woman knows that, regardless of all her other achievements, she is a failure if she is not beautiful.