Eleanor Smeal
Eleanor Smeal
Eleanor Smealis one of the major leaders of the modern-day American feminist movement. Smeal is the president and a cofounder of the Feminist Majority Foundationand has served as president of the National Organization for Women for three terms, in addition to her work as an activist, grassroots organizer, lobbyist, and political analyst...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth30 July 1939
CountryUnited States of America
unique thinking important
We think it's so important that we get [Carolyne] Maloney in that seat [in Congress]. It's one of the reasons; we also think that she is a unique person that deserves it and would help advance women's rights.
mean thinking house
No one thinks she [Carolyn Maloney] can pass the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act; she passed it through the House. I mean, it's just - she's there. She knows the issues and she makes sure they get done.
party thinking people
Carolyn [Maloney] is the kind of legislator who, whether she's in the majority or the minority, whether her party is in the majority or the minority, she doesn't take "No" for an answer, and she frequently calls women leaders and say, "I think we should do this. This is really necessary for women." And so she hangs in there and gets bills passed when people think it's not possible.
book thinking people
One of the problems and the reason why Carolyn [Maloney ] wrote the book, the Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated is that some people think we have made it when we have not and there's much to be done.
thinking admire optimist
Carolyn Maloney is really constantly thinking, "How do we improve things?" You know, sees the glass always half-full, and you have to be an optimist to work in Washington. So that's what I - we admire so much about her.
book mean thinking
I personally think that people should get the book because it is like a blueprint. It shows you the work that needs to be done if we're ever going to get economic equality, health, reproductive health, violence. I mean, it's every category.
country reality thinking
We think that Hillary [Clinton] will be a symbol and a reality for the women of the world, and it's very important because so many - so many underdeveloped countries, not the least of which is Afghanistan, the women of the world need help, and she understands those issues and is a lightning rod for them.
gun thinking amendments
Just think - guns have a constitutional amendment protecting them and women don't.
certainly groups inch safety satisfied shown
Every inch of the way, the drug has shown its safety, and each of the groups here and certainly us have been satisfied with the safety.
catalyst century change courage defined giant
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.
creative
She wanted people, especially women, to see these as years that could be creative and productive.
beyond change dreams leaving legacy living wildest
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.
courage defined
She defined the problem, and then she had the courage to do something about it.
calls human phone pushed worked
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.