Hodel saw it through her sister’s eyes: women were created to be in every way partners, not mindless slaves or brainless doormats, but helpers, collaborators, equals. And that was a thing of great beauty

Alexandra Silber
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Susan Sontag wrote that the feminist movement was not about equality but rather about "the right to be different." This quote from her book "Against Interpretation: and Other Essays" captures the essence of the feminist movement and why it is so important. The idea is that we should not be forced to live as we are, but we should be free to live as we wish to live. It also shows how much women can achieve when they do not have to be perfect or perfect for everyone else.

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