"She went to the Buddha, the Brahma, the Pyramids and found immense postcards...no one.
Then she journeyed back to her own house
and the gods of the world were shut in the lavatory."
"Gods" by Anne Sexton (349)

Notable Feminists

According to Encarta's Encyclopedia, these women are some of the most influential in the feminist movement.  All the underlined names are links to "Find A Grave.com".  It seems a bit morose at first, but the site is very interesting.  Not only does it give you a picture of the gravesite, but also a brief biography of the deceased.

Simone de Beauvoir (1908-86)-philosopher and writer
Clementina Black (1855-1923)-social reformer and writer
Amelia Jencks Bloomer (1818-94)-social reformer
Catherine Booth (1829-90)-evangelist and writer
Judy Chicago (1939-__)-artist
Kate Chopin (1851-1904)-author
Marcia Freedman (1938-__)-politician
Hsiang-ning Ho (1879-1972)-revolutionary feminist
Emily Murphy (1886-1933)-lawyer and writer
Bertha Palmer (1849-1918)-social leader
Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) suffragist
Josephine Ruffin (1842-1924)
Gloria Steinem (1934-__)-writer and editor
Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-97)-radical and writer

Click here to visit a great site with lots of quotes from famous women.