I Am Not Elevating Women To Sainthood,

Our Struggle Today Is Not To Have A Female Einstein Get Appointed As An Assistant Professor. It Is For A Woman Schlemiel To Get As Quickly Promoted As A Male Schlemiel.

They Used To Give Us A Day-it Was Called International Women's Day. In 1975 They Gave Us A Year, The Year Of The Woman. Then From 1975 To 1985 They Gave Us A Decade, The Decade Of The Woman. I Said At The Time, Who Knows, If We Behave They May Let Us Into The Whole Thing. Well, We Didn't Behave And Here We Are.

I've Been Described As A Tough And Noisy Woman, A Prize Fighter, A Man-hater, You Name It. They Call Me Battling Bella, Mother Courage, And A Jewish Mother With More Complaints Than Portnoy. There Are Those Who Say I'm Impatient, Impetuous, Uppity, Rude, Profane, Brash, And Overbearing. Whether I'm Any Of Those Things, Or All Of Them, You Can Decide For Yourself. But Whatever I Am -- And This Ought To Be Made Very Clear -- I Am A Very Serious Woman.

We Need Laws That Protect Everyone - Men And Women, Straights And Gays, Regardless Of Sexual Perversion...ah, Persuasion.

They Are A Very Extensive Minority Who Have Suffered Discrimination And Who Have The Same Right To Participation In The Promise And Fruits Of Society As Every Other Individual.