Historical feminist figures like Moderata Fonte argued that women are inherently superior to men due to their role in the creation of men and their contributions to life.

Men were only the rough sketch; women are the work brought to perfection. -- Moderata Fonte (Modesta Pozzo) (The Worth of Women, 1600 (English trans. 1997)) #feminism #quotes

If men are so perfect, why do they need us to make them better? -- Moderata Fonte (Modesta Pozzo) (The Worth of Women, 1600 (English trans. 1997)) #feminism #quotes

If men think themselves superior, let them show it by deeds, not words. -- Moderata Fonte (Modesta Pozzo) (The Worth of Women, 1600 (English trans. 1997)) #feminism #quotes

Men are unjust, proud, and inconstant; women are faithful and steadfast. -- Moderata Fonte (Modesta Pozzo) (The Worth of Women, 1600 (English trans. 1997)) #feminism #quotes

It is we women who lighten men’s burden of living; without us, life is a prison. -- Moderata Fonte (Modesta Pozzo) (The Worth of Women, 1600 (English trans. 1997)) #feminism #quotes

Since men depend on us for life itself, it is obvious that our sex is superior. -- Moderata Fonte (Modesta Pozzo) (The Worth of Women, 1600 (English trans. 1997)) #feminism #quotes

Men are indebted to us for everything that makes life sweet; yet they have never equalled us. -- Moderata Fonte (Modesta Pozzo) (The Worth of Women, 1600 (English trans. 1997)) #feminism #quotes

The more one examines men, the more one sees their faults; the more one examines women, the more one finds their virtues. -- Moderata Fonte (Modesta Pozzo) (The Worth of Women, 1600 (English trans. 1997)) #feminism #quotes

Even now, you are still having to admit that women are superior in nature to men. -- Moderata Fonte (Modesta Pozzo) (The Worth of Women, 1600 (English trans. 1997)) #feminism #quotes

Women possess not only equal minds to men, but often greater courage and compassion. -- Moderata Fonte (The Worth of Women, 1600) #feminism #quotes

It is clear that women are better than men, for men themselves come from women. -- Moderata Fonte (Modesta Pozzo) (The Worth of Women, 1600 (English trans. 1997)) #feminism #quotes

Let men acknowledge our service, and admit that women are better than they are. -- Moderata Fonte (Modesta Pozzo) (The Worth of Women, 1600 (English trans. 1997)) #feminism #quotes

Women are the salvation of men from the fearsome darkness of their own ignorance. -- Moderata Fonte (Modesta Pozzo) (The Worth of Women, 1600 (English trans. 1997)) #feminism #quotes

It is clear that women are better than men, for men themselves come from women. -- Moderata Fonte (Modesta Pozzo) (The Worth of Women, 1600 (English trans. 1997)) #feminism #quotes

The true excellence of women shines brightest when compared to the failings of men. -- Moderata Fonte (The Worth of Women, 1600) #feminism #quotes