Union Square Speech Dorothy Day November 6, 1967 – New York City When Jesus walked this earth; True God and True man, and was talking to the multitudes, a woman in the crowd cried out, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breast that bore you and the...
Declaration of Conscience Margaret Chase Smith June 1, 1950 – US Senate, Washington DC Mr. President:I would like to speak briefly and simply about a serious national condition. It is a national feeling of fear and frustration that could result in...
True Liberation of Women Indira Gandhi March 26, 1980 — Inauguration of the All-India Women’s Conference Building Complex, New Delhi, India For several decades the All-India Women’s Conference has been the organized voice of the women of India. I...
Never Give Up Barbara Ehrenreich November 10, 1997 – Breaking Bread Forum, Democratic Socialists of America I want to talk about racism, building a progressive movement, and the problems of loneliness. To begin with the first two items. Obviously the struggle...
Meridien Awakened Fannie Lee Chaney 1964 I am here to tell you about Meridian, Mississippi. That’s my home.I have been there all of my days. I know the white man; I know the black man. The white man is not for the black man – we are just there....
Women Will Not Stop Bella Abzug September 12, 1995 – UN Fourth World Congress on Women, Beijing, China What will we accomplish at the week’s end when the Platform for Action is adopted by the world’s women and its 187 governments? We are...
