In our patriarchal world, we are al1 taught -- whether we like to think we are or not -- that God, being male, values maleness much more than he values femaleness . . . that in order to propitiate God, women must propitiate men."

Women cannot serve two masters at once who are urgently beaming antithetical orders.... Either we believe in patriarchy the rule of men over women -- or we believe in equality.

It's only when we have nothing else to hold onto that we're willing to try something very audacious and scary . . .

"I am a warrior in the time of women warriors; the longing for justice is the sword I carry, the"

"We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history."