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" We have this weird beauty standard where women, like, shouldn't grow: what we think is feminine is often what is also pre-pubescent. "

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" Women's emotions are constantly labeled. Any slight deviation from 'pleasantness,' and we are labeled as hysterical. When we are angry, sad, depressed, or manic, we are immediately seen as unfeminine or ugly or weak. "

" Art was - and is - my biggest outlet. I'd probably die if I didn't do it. "

" I came to New York with no money and just one suitcase. I had my family's emotional support, but they weren't able to help me financially. "

" For me, being in a car listening to music has always been my one spot to think. "

" You don't have to wait for anyone's approval to do things. "

" When I was growing up, my parents would apologize when we didn't have enough money for something. I'd always tell them that it was O.K. and that I had learned to work hard because of them. "

" It's just so humanizing to see someone be real. "

" It's very insulting when you're in charge and someone is talking down to you. "

" Live what you support online; do things. "

" I think being collaborative is definitely more natural for people who are minorities in any sense - so people who aren't, like, white male artists - because we don't have the privilege to create art and work alone, usually. "

" I always had this feeling, what I wanted to do. I was trying to work out myself, my frustrations, my body. I couldn't really pinpoint. I started taking photos of my sister and her friends. I was 15, exploring what it meant to be a 15-year-old girl. "

" I think anytime you can share images that make young women feel a sense of belonging when they might not be feeling their best or their strongest is so cool. "

" When you see stories about women that aren't being told by women, it can make you feel like you don't exist. "

" I'm used to seeing women being degraded, slut shamed, harassed for what they look like. Even the most powerful women in the world are measured by their appearance and constantly ridiculed for it. "

" If I have extra money, I always love to support my friends who're making art. "

" For me, art doesn't stop at the gallery space. "

" Because I loved dance, I always need to be physical and moving, so photography that is more tactile made more sense. "

" Oh my God. Brian De Palma. I love him. "

" Putting your work out there is scary! "

" I think it's important for not just me but women of color, trans women, and people who are marginalized to be telling stories of themselves. It's important for us to be behind the lens. "

" How girls perceive themselves is interesting, and how they act when they're looking in the mirror. "

" Women are inherently told their bodies are objects, so that's how we treat them. "

" I remember being 12 or 13 and reading 'Seventeen' and 'CosmoGirl.' They were all about self-improvement. "

Self-Improvement

" I'm definitely a Sagittarius. I'm such a fire sign. "

" Just like any other girl, I felt pressure to look a certain way. Act a certain way. "

" Hashtag activism is a catalyst, but things have to actually happen in real life. "

" I love working in groups - I think it makes each individual more powerful. "

" I just think it's crazy that we don't think that the youth are valid. They're the ones who really know what's going on. "

" I grew up on Facebook; it's a different realm I live in. For some people, this is inauthentic, but for me, it's all I know. "

" As a young woman, I was disturbed by the fact that there was no imagery that truly expressed the experience of a young woman and the challenges and turbulence we go through. All we had were teenage magazines like 'Cosmopolitan,' which are very one-sided and show an objectified view of women. "