International Women’s Day Quotes

International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8th. It is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women, as well as a call to action for gender equality.

The history of International Women’s Day dates back to 1909 when the first National Women’s Day was observed in the United States. In 1910, the idea of an International Women’s Day was proposed at the International Socialist Women’s Conference in Copenhagen, and the first International Women’s Day was celebrated the following year in Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland.

Since then, International Women’s Day has grown to become a global event celebrated in many countries around the world. Each year, the day has a different theme and focuses on different issues affecting women. Some of the themes in recent years have included “Choose to Challenge,” “Women in Leadership,” and “Equality for Women is Progress for All.”

International Women’s Day is an important opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women and to raise awareness of the challenges they continue to face in achieving gender equality. It is a day to reflect on the progress that has been made and to recommit to working towards a more just and equitable world for all.

International Women’s Day

Here are some inspirational quotes in honor of International Women’s Day:

♥ “A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.” – Diane Mariechild

♥ “Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” – G.D. Anderson

♥ “Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.” – Hillary Clinton

♥ “The best protection any woman can have is courage.” – Elizabeth Cady Stanton

♥ “There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” – Michelle Obama

♥ “A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.” – Gloria Steinem

♥ “Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.” – Coretta Scott King

♥ “We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.” – Malala Yousafzai

♥ “The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights.” – Gloria Steinem

♥ “I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.” – Mary Wollstonecraft

♥ I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody’s passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn’t mind learning.” – Amy Poehler

♥ “I’m tough, I’m ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.” –Madonna

♥ “It’s okay if you fall down and lose your spark. Just make sure that when you get back up, you rise as the whole damn fire.” –Colette Werden

♥ “A woman is like a tea bag: You can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” –Eleanor Roosevelt

♥ “What’s the greatest lesson a woman should learn? Since day one, she’s already had everything she needs within herself. It’s the world that convinced her she did not.” –Rupi Kaur

♥ “Throw me to the wolves and I will return leading the pack.”

♥ “Never be ashamed of a scar. It simply means you were stronger than whatever tried to hurt you.” –Unknown

♥ “I expect woman will be the last thing civilized by man.” –George Meredith

♥ “I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles.” –Audrey Hepburn

♥ “Don’t stop until you’re proud.” –Unknown

♥ “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.” –Oprah Winfrey

♥ “Women are the real architects of society.” –Cher

♥ “The age of a woman doesn’t mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson

♥ “Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others.” –Amelia Earhart

♥ “A woman should be like a single flower—not a whole bouquet.” –Anna Held

♥ “A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.” – Melinda Gates

♥ “I think the best role models for women are people who are fruitfully and confidently themselves, who bring light into the world.” —Meryl Streep

♥ “I don’t want other people to decide who I am. I want to decide that for myself.” Emma Watson

♥ “Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” – G.D. Anderson

♥ “The one thing I wear best is my confidence. That’s what I’d recommend to everyone. It’s a big turn on.” – Priyanka Chopra

♥ “Because you are women, people will force their thinking on you, their boundaries on you. They will tell you how to dress, how to behave, who you can meet and where you can go. Don’t live in the shadows of people’s judgment. Make your own choices in the light of your own wisdom.” – Amitabh Bachchan

♥ “No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men. There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a third power stronger than both, that of women.” – Malala Yousafzai

♥ “A strong woman understands that gifts such as logic, decisiveness, and strength are just as feminine as intuition and emotional connection. She values and uses all of her gifts.” – Nancy Rathburn

♥ “Sometimes the future changes quickly and completely, and we’re left with only the choice of what to do next. We can choose to be afraid of it. Just stand there trembling, not moving. Assuming the worst that can happen. Or we step forward into the unknown and assume it will be brilliant.” – Sandra Oh

♥ “A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.” – Gloria Steinem

♥ “I’m tough, I’m ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.” – Madonna

♥ “The day will come when men will recognize women as his peer, not only at the fireside but in councils of the nation. Then, and not until then, will there be the perfect comradeship, the ideal union between the sexes that shall result in the highest development of the race.” – Susan B. Anthony

♥ “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg

♥ “If you’re one of those people who has that little voice in the back of her mind saying, ‘Maybe I could do [fill in the blank],’ don’t tell it to be quiet. Give it a little room to grow, and try to find an environment it can grow in.” – Reese Witherspoon