women's history month

Hey readers,
Welcome back to Tuesday's Takeaways!
​This week our Top Quotes are centered around... you guessed it: Women! 

• Takeaway Trivia this week: When people say "Women's History Month", we tend to think of Susan B. Anthony and the right to vote, but women are making history every single day! Do you know who coined the phrase "Me Too"-  the slogan for a powerful movement dedicated to uniting sexual harassment survivors and taking down their harassers?  ​

In the meantime...here are our 5 Favorite Top Quotes on women!
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1.
"...modern times and misogyny don’t mix
You can’t silence me, My voice will set me free.”
-a.a, Ahmed
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2.
“My name is not ‘hey sexy’
My name is not ‘bitch’
My name is not ‘his girl’
I have a name”
-Jessica Drigun-Lara, Unapologetic

        3.  
                                                                   "I am not 'girl'                 
​                          Pretty face 
Nameless 
                                                           Nor am I 'your' girl 
                    Property 
Senseless 
                                                  But I am a girl 
                 Tender 
Fearless"
-Bethany Friedmann, A Girl

4.
​“I am a woman who lifts other women up 
Who sees her inner and outer beauty 
Who appreciates herself for all that she is 
And all that she will be”
-Pomie Delva, Woman

5.
   She is stardust, like flowers 
That cannot survive without sunshine. 
She is beautiful when 
She is happy. 
She is thunder when 
She is angry.
-Akash Gosh, She​

6. 
​        She is partner, helper, friend. 
         She is not meant to be dominated in bedrooms, 
         Or to be submissive to male egos. 
          Her yes is definite and her no is no. 
-Sammie King, She is Imago Dei

Do any of these quotes remind you of women you know and love? Comment below to let us know!

And now...
The term "Me Too" was coined by Tarana Burke. A survivor of sexual assault, she wanted to create a space for women and girls of color who had survived sexual violence so that they could voice their experiences.

Next week's theme is going to be about Spring!
Make sure to stay tuned! <3

-Mic & Gina