Selma James Quotes

A collection of quotes by Selma James.

Selma James is a British writer, feminist, and activist best known for her work on the concept of wages for housework. Born in 1930, she was heavily involved in the women's liberation movement during the 1970s and co-founded the International Wages for Housework Campaign. James has written several influential books, including "Sex, Race, and Class" which examines the intersectionality of oppression. Her ideas have had a significant impact on the feminist movement and have helped bring attention to the undervalued labor of caregiving and housework.

It is not women's fault if we are so tender. It is in the na

It is not women's fault if we are so tender. It is in the nature of the lives we live. And further, it would be a terrible catastrophe if men had to live men's lives and women's also. Which is precisely what has happened today -- to women.

Revolutions are notorious for allowing even non-participants

Revolutions are notorious for allowing even non-participants -- even women! -- new scope for telling the truth since they are themselves such massive moments of truth, moments of such massive participation.

We have needed to define ourselves by reclaiming the words t

We have needed to define ourselves by reclaiming the words that define us. They have used language as weapons. When we open ourselves to what they say and how they say it, our narrow prejudices evaporate and we are nourished and armed.