Eleanor Smeal Quotes (16 Quotes)

We cannot have a time when those of us who are protesting current policies are going to be compared to terrorists or their values. We have to stand up now before we have a period of silencing all meaningful discussion in our country.

She could make more phone calls in a day than any human being I ever worked with, ... She always could outwork any young person. She pushed like there was no tomorrow.

She wanted people, especially women, to see these as years that could be creative and productive.

She was a giant in the 20th century for women, and most significantly was a catalyst for change in the American culture. She defined the problem, and then she had the courage to do something about it.

In the '60s, to say this obvious fact that women were treated unequally was to make yourself the object of scorn and ridicule.

He essentially did not answer the Roe v. Wade question,

There is no question, Pennsylvania voters are in favor of keeping abortion and family planning legal. Alan Sandals represents these strongly held views.

Toys today are more stereotyped than they were 20 years ago the market is even more segmented. And they can go into their own kitchen anytime they want, for God's sake. On the other hand, maybe it doesn't matter because girls are doing everything anyway, even being soldiers.

We (the United States) have led peace efforts in Ireland and we can lead peace efforts in Afghanistan that bring about a permanent peace with democracy and restoration of full human rights for women.

We are very upset. We are seeing extremists using bullets and bombs to get their way in our democracy. We believe the authorities must consider this political terrorism and act as if it is.

Talk of a new approach to abortion by Democratic officials has frustrated activists, who see it as a retreat on an issue that has been central to the party's core coalition. When you say this to Democratic leaders, they deny this is happening, ... So in a way we feel like we're fighting a mirage.

She gave the most stirring speeches, ... and she was never afraid to ask for money. Once when I was speaking at a rally, she grabbed the mike and told me to be more forceful in my fund-raising pitch. The crowd loved it I think we raised 90,000 that day.

Democrats have been saying for years to their women's rights and civil rights base 'Vote for us, and we'll save the Supreme Court.' Now, they have stepped back from using that power.

I think that essentially that this hue and cry that she isn't qualified, there's a sexist basis to it. Does she have the mental capacity Give me a break. Would they say that about a man I don't think they would.

She's leaving a legacy that's living beyond even her wildest dreams in the '60s. She wanted to change the world, and she did.

I'm thrilled. It's a total victory for women. Politics was trumped by science and medicine. It's a breakthrough for women's health. I think this is so major, not only for the women of the United States but for the women of the world, because this means tests now will begin on its other many beneficial uses.