Advice And Consent Does Not Mean Rubber

When I Started Law School I Was Shocked To Learn That Our Legal System Traditionally Had The Man As The Head And Master Of The Family. As Late As The '70s And '80s When We Were Fighting For The Equal Rights Amendment, States Like Louisiana Still Had A Head And Master Law.

The Young Women's Christian Association Is Nourished By Its Roots In Christianity And, At The Same Time, Over The Years, It's Been Enriched By Beliefs And Values From All Kinds Of Places, Even, In Fact, Strengthened By Our Diversity.

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.

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.

In Any Grass-roots Campaign, Building An Ongoing Base Of Support Is As Important As Winning The Ultimate Goal.