And of course we are familiar with the English common law rule of thumb that said a man could in fact use a stick no bigger than his thumb to discipline his wife and family.

Stewardesses are still paid so little that in many cases, new hires qualify for food stamps.

I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who are entitled to power, entitled to leadership.

I want to reach young women and to get them involved in the mission of the YWCA, economic empowerment of women and girls, and ending racism.

Most of us see Justice O'Connor as something of an icon, although we do not agree with all of her decisions.

Violence may be a good focus to organize around, but we have to look at women's lives in our entirety.

We have to stop this violence. We have to make the political nature of the violence clear, that the violence we experience in our own homes is not a personal family matter, it's a public and political problem. It's a way that women are kept in line, kept in our places.