Fight For The Things That You Care

Work For The Things That You Care About.

Whatever Community Organization, Whether It's A Women's Organization, Or Fighting For Racial Justice ... You Will Get Satisfaction Out Of Doing Something To Give Back To The Community That You Never Get In Any Other Way.

Throwing Out Preclearance When It Has Worked And Is Continuing To Work To Stop Discriminatory Changes Is Like Throwing Away Your Umbrella In A Rainstorm Because You Are Not Getting Wet.

Our Goal In The '70s Was To End The Closed Door Era. There Were So Many Things That Were Off Limits To Women, Policing, Firefighting, Mining, Piloting Planes. And The Stereotypical View Of People Of A World Divided Between Home And Child Caring Women And Men As Breadwinners, Men Representing The Family Outside The Home.

The Impact Of All These Restrictions Is On Poor Women, Because Women Who Have Means, If Their State Doesn't Provide Access, Another State Does. ... It Makes No Sense As A National Policy To Promote Birth Only Among Poor People.