The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks Gender Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #7

"Did you know," Frankie went on as casually as she could, "that girls make up fifty-two percent of the student body here, but only about twenty percent of the upper administration?" (33.40)

The whole bra extravaganza actually serves to make a larger point; Frankie finds it a little insulting that women make up so few of the administration at Alabaster. We're betting no one even bothered to realize that before these shenanigans.

Quote #8

She hoped, she hoped, he would understand. That he would appreciate her the way he appreciated Alpha. Admire her cleverness, her ambition, her vision. That he would admit her as his equal, or even as his superior, and love her for what she was capable of. (43.104)

Here, this is who I am. I'm a strong woman. That's what Frankie is trying to convey to Matthew when she opens up to him at the end, but he's just disgusted by the whole thing and doesn't want to be with her anymore.

Quote #9

Frankie was not interested in playing a sport that was rated as nothing by the more powerful half of the population. (46.8)

The administration and therapists think that something is wrong with Frankie, but she just doesn't want to give in to stereotypes.