Black Women

Famous quotes containing the words black and/or women:

“he bowed and
not flinching from her black breath
gave her his arm....”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

“A woman with cut hair is a filthy spectacle, and much like a monster ... it being natural and comely to women to nourish their hair, which even God and nature have given them for a covering, a token of subjection, and a natural badge to distinguish them from men.”
—William Prynne (1600–1669)