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I am trying to make art that relates to the deepest and most mythic concerns of human kind and I believe that, at this moment of history, feminism is humanism.
Judy Chicago
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What this quote means

The quote emphasizes the connection between art and the fundamental issues of humanity, highlighting feminism as a vital aspect of human rights.

Judy Chicago expresses her goal of creating art that addresses profound and universal human issues, asserting that the struggles for women's rights are intrinsically tied to the larger quest for human rights. By stating that 'feminism is humanism,' she suggests that advocating for gender equality enriches our understanding of what it means to be human, thus making the exploration of these themes essential in artistic expression.

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ArtFeminismHumanismHuman RightsGender EqualityCulture

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Example use cases

In a discussion on the importance of diversity in art, one might quote this in support of feminist perspectives.

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With my early work I got eviscerated by my male professors, and so you learned to disguise your impulses, as many women have done. And thats definitely changed.
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Because we are denied knowledge of our history, we are deprived of standing upon each other's shoulders and building upon each other's hard earned accomplishments. Instead we are condemned to repeat what others have done before us and thus we continually reinvent the wheel. The goal of The Dinner Party is to break this cycle.
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Once I knew that I wanted to be an artist, I had made myself into one. I did not understand that wanting doesn't always lead to action. Many of the women had been raised without the sense that they could mold and shape their own lives, and so, wanting to be an artist (but without the ability to realize their wants) was, for some of them, only an idle fantasy, like wanting to go to the moon.
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Because men have a history, it is difficult for them to imagine what it is like to grow up without one, or the sense of personal expansion that comes from discovering that we women have a worthy heritage. Along with pride often comes rage – rage that one has been deprived of such a significant knowledge.
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Ah, well, do I wish that we lived in a world where gender didn't figure so prominently? Of course. Do I even think about myself as a woman when I go to make art? Of course not.
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Even if I am simply one more woman laying one more brick in the foundation of a new and more humane world, it is enough to make me rise eagerly from my bed each morning and face the challenge of breaking the historic silence that has held women captive for so long.
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