pussy power en · NOUN
Etymology
From pussy + power, coined by Eldridge Cleaver in 1968 (see quotations, below).
Meanings
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(US, uncountable) Power as held by women, especially seen as coming from inherently feminine qualities or from female sexual allure.
Before I get accused of channelling Camille Paglia, I will clarify this point. I do not think that pussy power is the only, or even the best, form of power for women.
2002, Kath Albury, Yes Means Yes, Allen & Unwin, published 2002, page 89:You have the power to bring a squeaking halt to a lot of things that are going on, and we call that pussy power. We say that political power, revolution power grows out of the lips of a pussy.
1968, Eldridge Cleaver, Post-prison Writings and Speeches, Random House, published 1969, page 143: