Bella Abzug

The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be in the arrangement of your chromosomes. (p. 80)

Women are both affected by and effectors of the environmental crisis. We must be part—a central part—of the solution. Our views on economic justice, human rights, reproduction and the achievement of peace—all elements of the environment/development crisis—must be heard at local, national, and international forums wherever policies and decisions are made that can affect the future of life on our planet.

the men in Congress represent essentially their own class interests and are opposed to any kind of real change that might benefit people at large.

These are very special times we live in. The priorities in this country-against the will of the people-are upside down. At this moment, as the 92nd Congress is about to convene, the mood of the country is one place and its government is someplace else.