Eleanor Smeal Quotes About Fighting

Quotes about: Fighting

• There's no question in my mind but that rights are never won unless people are willing to fight for them.

  Eleanor Smeal

  Fighting, Rights, People

• Since 1996, the Feminist Majority Foundation has been immersed in a campaign to support Afghan women and girls in their fight against the brutal oppression of the Taliban.

  Eleanor Smeal

  Girl, Fighting, Support

  "Why Is the Feminist Majority Foundation Refusing to Abandon the Women and Girls of Afghanistan?". www.alternet.org. July 16, 2009.

• Carolyn Maloney has extensive - she's shown over and over again her creativity, her determination, her tenacity in fighting for women's rights. She has passed a host of bills in many different areas, both national and global, with both national and global importance for women, and she's on a Chair of Finance Committee so essentially in this economic crisis, we thought she would be perfect.

  Eleanor Smeal

  Determination, Creativity, Fighting

  Source: www.blogher.com

• Carolyn Maloney led the fight to make sure that DNA evidence kits are processed and passed the Debbie Smith Bill. She, when no one almost would listen to us on the whole issue of the Taliban and its treatment of women, she helped pass the Afghan Women's Empowerment Act.

  Eleanor Smeal

  Fighting, Dna, Issues

  Source: www.blogher.com

• I mean, how many men would have gone on to the floor of the House as Carolyn Maloney did and wear a burkha to show the fight of Afghan women.

  Eleanor Smeal

  Mean, Fighting, Men

  Interview with Joanne Bamberger, www.blogher.com. December 22, 2008.

• I think that we're just fortunate that you have an experienced legislator: 26 years of fighting for our issues in line. I mean, there's nobody, there's no man, nor woman that is being mentioned that has the legislative experience that she has and the passion in her heart for advancing the cause of women.

  Eleanor Smeal

  Passion, Heart, Mean

  Interview with Joanne Bamberger, www.blogher.com. December 22, 2008.

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