The Test For Whether Or Not You

The Establishment Is Made Up Of Little Men, Very Frightened.

The Inside Operation Of Congress - The Deals, The Compromises, The Selling Out, The Co-opting, The Unprincipled Manipulating, The Self-serving Career-building - Is A Story Of Such Monumental Decadence That I Believe If People Find Out About It They Will Demand An End To It.

The Women's Movement, Not Only Here In The U.s., But Worldwide, Is Bigger And Stronger Than Ever Before And In Places Where It Has Never Been. It Has Arms. It Has Legs. And Most Importantly, It Has Heads.

I Began Wearing Hats As A Young Lawyer Because It Helped Me To Establish My Professional Identity. Before That, Whenever I Was At A Meeting, Someone Would Ask Me To Get Coffee.

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.