Comment on Why is sisterhood in such short supply when feminism is being debated? | Emma Brockes

Why is sisterhood in such short supply when feminism is being debated? | Emma Brockes

It's ironic given Madeleine Albright's oft-quoted dictum: 'There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women'There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women.The original quote came from Madeleine Albright in 2006, at a WNBA luncheon called Celebrating Inspiration, since then it has taken on a life of its own.Misquoted and misattributed, but never delivered with less than full feeling, it is the go-to putdown for any woman publically besieged by another woman; particularly, it seems, women vaguely on the conservative side, who get extra mileage, perhaps, from knowing how much Albright will be vexed by their use of it.

 

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