The beginning point at both conferences must be that everything is a woman's issue. That means racism in a woman's issue, just as is anti-Semitism, Palestinian homelessness, rural development, ecology, the persecution of lesbians, and the exploitative practices of global corporations.

I'd make a comment at a meeting and nobody would even acknowledge me. Then some man would say the same thing and they'd all nod.

America is like an unfaithful love who promises us more than we got.

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.

The state of the world today demands that women become less modest and dream/plan/act/risk on a larger scale.

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

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.