As a human rights issue, the effort to end violence against women becomes a government's obligation, not just a good idea.

We do not need, and indeed never will have, all the answers before we act ... It is often through taking action that we can discover some of them.

Feminism is a transformational force, an individual and social force. It is a way of looking at the world-a questioning of power/domination issues, an affirmation of women's energy.

Our very strength as lesbians lies in the fact that we are outside of patriarchy; our existence challenges its life.

As a human rights issue, the effort to end violence against women becomes a government's obligation, not just a good idea.

You Can't Kill the Spirit resonates with the voices and power of women around the globe who have refused to be either passive or violent but instead act firmly and imaginatively to oppose oppression in its many guises. A wonderful tonic for activists and a treasure for those who teach, these stories bring women's history to life.

If you think that you are where you are just because you worked hard, it is easy to become self-righteous and make classist moral judgments about others.