1] A French philosopher and novelist besides being a feminist, I once wrote, “When we abolish the slavery of half of humanity together with the whole system of hypocrisy that it implies, then the ‘division’ of humanity will reveal its genuine significance and the human couple will find its true form”. Famous as the life long companion of Jean Paul Sartre my “The Second Sex” is one of the most widely read feminist works. I am………
Ans: Simone De Beauvoir
2] On marrying at the age of 66 in 2000, I said, “Being married is like having someone permanently in your corner. It feels limitless not limited”. But feminists were not amused as I, an ardent feminist had also said, “A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle” and “A pedestal is as much a prison as any small confined space”. But nothing can take away the fact that I was one of feminism’s most influential spokeswoman J with my lasting contribution being the co-founding of the magazine Ms. In 1971. And to whet your appetite further, I studied in India for two years in the 1960s…………….I am…………
Ans: Gloria Steinem
3] A feminist writer and editor, I founded ‘Kali for women’ with Ritu Menon. Now I have branched out with “Zubaan”, I am also the author of “The Other side of silence”. I am………….
Ans: Urvashi Bhutalia
4] I am black. I am Buddhist. I have renounced the name given to me and go by a name, which honours my mother and grandmother. I am a Professor of English at City College, New York. I am also a feminist. And I criticize not only “White Supremist Capitalist Patriarchy” but also the mainstream feminist movement for focusing only on the plight of white women and ignoring the black sisters. Name me………..
Ans: bell hooks
5] I gave birth to Mary Shelley, wife of Shelley and author of Frankenstein. But I am a writer and intellectual in my own right. I was one of the earliest feminists. I published in 1792, “A Vindication of the Rights of Women”. I am……………
Ans: Mary Wollstonecraft
6] In my latest book I proclaim, “Even if I were the only one, I would still be a radical feminist” and no, I am not Arundhati Roy J. A tenured Professor at Boston College and a radical feminist, I refused and chose to retire when the authorities wanted me to admit male students to my class. I am without a doubt controversial but also an icon who has given students of feminism many tools to understand the nature of patriarchy. I am……………….
Ans: Mary Daly
7] Born a slave………I lived before the term ‘feminism’ was born….. I bore thirteen children, most of them sold into slavery. I later became preacher, abolitionist and women’s rights activist. My speech “Ain’t I a woman” delivered in 1851 is an all time classic. I am……………
Ans: Sojourner Truth
8] A great poet or should it be poetess ;), I was one of the four pillars of the “Chaayavaad” school of Hindi Poetry along with “Nirala”, Jayshankar Prasad and Sumitranandan Pant. I was also a painter and freedom fighter. I was also a feminist. I founded the “Prayag Mahila Vidyapith” for promoting education of girls. My poems reflect the oppression suffered by women. I am…………..
Ans: Mahadevi Verma
9] From a thesis on Byron to a Ph.d in Cambridge to a teaching career at Warwick to “The Female Eunuch” which made me a prominent warrior in the gender war, I have come a long way. I am………..
Ans: Germaine Greer
10] Some call me an Islamic feminist. But I work not only with women but other minorities and oppressed. In 1980 with my sister, I formed the Women’s action Forum. One of the well known voices of my Country, I work with the Human Rights Commission and also serve the United Nations as a Special Rapporteur on Extra Judicial Killings………………I am……….
Ans: Asma Jahangir
