Patricia Ireland — American Activist born on October 19, 1945,

Patricia Ireland is a U.S. administrator and feminist. She served as president of the National Organization for Women, from 1991 to 2001 and published an autobiography, What Women Want, in 1996... (wikipedia)

I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy.
Jesus never said anything about homosexuality.
The Violence Against Women Act is so important. It provides money to train the cop on the beat, to train the judges that this is a new day, that we won't tolerate this violence and to know how to deal with it.
I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who are entitled to power, entitled to leadership.
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.