Women are called upon to defend every bit of progress we have made against particularly virulent attack. But we must also hold out a vision, put forth a positive agenda of what women need and want and then move forward toward that dream.

The way to be a man if you're a little boy is to be willing to throw your weight around.

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.

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

Is a woman raped every three minutes or every six minutes? It is far too much, whatever it is.

In any grass-roots campaign, building an ongoing base of support is as important as winning the ultimate goal.

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