Quotes by Shulamith Firestone

About Shulamith Firestone:

Shulamith Firestone was a Canadian-born feminist. She was a central figure in the early development of radical feminism, having been a founding member of the New York Radical Women, Redstockings, and New York Radical Feminists. In 1970, she authored The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution, an important and widely influential feminist text.
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...the end goal of feminist revolution must be...not just the elimination of male privilage but of the sex distinction itself: genital differences between human beings would no longer matter culturally.

Shulamith Firestone

In the radical feminist view, the new feminism is not just the revival of a serious political movement for social equality. It is the second wave of the most important revolution in history. Its aim: the overthrow of the oldest, most rigid class/cast...

Shulamith Firestone

All men are selfish, brutal and inconsiderate--and I wish I could find one.

Shulamith Firestone

Author Bio

  • NameShulamith Firestone
  • DescriptionFeminist
  • BornJanuary 7, 1945
  • DiedAugust 28, 2012
  • CountryCanada
  • ProfessionWriter
  • WorksThe Dialectic Of Sex