The authority of any governing institution must stop at its citizen's skin.

Quote by Gloria Steinem

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We'll never solve the feminization of power until we solve the masculinity of wealth.

We'll never solve the feminization of power until we solve the masculinity of wealth.

Any woman who chooses to behave like a full human being should be warned that...

Any woman who chooses to behave like a full human being should be warned that...

We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise...

We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise...

The family is the basic cell of government: it is where we are trained to...

The family is the basic cell of government: it is where we are trained to...

I've yet to be on a campus where most women weren't worrying about some aspect...

I've yet to be on a campus where most women weren't worrying about some aspect...

America is an enormous frosted cupcake in the middle of millions of starving people.

America is an enormous frosted cupcake in the middle of millions of starving people.

Someone asked me why women don't gamble as much as men do, and I gave...

Someone asked me why women don't gamble as much as men do, and I gave...

By the year 2000 we will, I hope, raise our children to believe in human...

By the year 2000 we will, I hope, raise our children to believe in human...

If the shoe doesn't fit, must we change the foot?

If the shoe doesn't fit, must we change the foot?

For much of the female half of the world, food is the first signal of...

For much of the female half of the world, food is the first signal of...

Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry.

Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry.

Clearly no one knows what leadership has gone undiscovered in women of all races, and...

Clearly no one knows what leadership has gone undiscovered in women of all races, and...

What has the women's movement learned from Geraldine Ferraro's candidacy for vice president? Never get...

What has the women's movement learned from Geraldine Ferraro's candidacy for vice president? Never get...

Law and justice are not always the same.

Law and justice are not always the same.

Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should...

Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should...

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in...

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in...

Most American children suffer too much mother and too little father.

Most American children suffer too much mother and too little father.

Unless we include a job as part of every citizen's right to autonomy and personal...

Unless we include a job as part of every citizen's right to autonomy and personal...

Pornography is about dominance. Erotica is about mutuality.

Pornography is about dominance. Erotica is about mutuality.

Happy or unhappy, families are all mysterious. We have only to imagine how differently we...

Happy or unhappy, families are all mysterious. We have only to imagine how differently we...