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EMILY's List members are deeply committed to electing pro-choice Democratic women whom we trust to stand up for our rights, treat us honestly, and make us proud. Our candidates fight for us every day. Blanche Lincoln failed to hold up her end of the bargain.

~Ellen Malcolm

Topics: Bargain Candidates Committed Day Deeply Democratic Emily End Every Every Day Failed Fight Her Hold Honestly Lincoln List Make Members Our Pro-Choice Proud Rights Stand Stand Up Treat Trust Up Us Whom Women

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I was encouraged that a group of women wanted to start WISH List, which works like EMILY's List, only it supports pro-choice Republican women. It was started by one of our members, and I was happy to tell her how we did it and encourage her.

~Ellen Malcolm

Topics: Did Emily Encourage Encouraged Group Happy Her How Like List Members Only Our Pro-Choice Republican Start Started Supports Tell Wanted Which Wish Women Works

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This nation is really ready for a woman president. It's taken time, but we're ready.

~Ellen Malcolm

Topics: Nation President Ready Really Taken Time Woman Woman President

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Having women in office is vital to the health of our democracy because women play a unique role in our society. By and large, women are still the primary caregivers in families, even as we have taken our place in the workforce.

~Ellen Malcolm

Topics: Because Democracy Even Families Having Health Large Office Our Place Play Primary Role Society Still Taken Unique Vital Women Women Are Workforce

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At EMILY's List, we're in the business of expanding the political power of women.

~Ellen Malcolm

Topics: Business Emily Expanding List Political Political Power Power Women

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If George W. Bush is the kind of person folks might like to have a beer with, John McCain is the guy you pray you don't get seated next to at a dinner party.

~Ellen Malcolm

Topics: Beer Bush Dinner Dinner Party Folks George George W George W. Bush Get Guy John John Mccain Kind Like Mccain Might Next Party Person Pray Seated You

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EMILY's List has worked a lot with swing women voters over the years, and one thing we've learned is that they are very cynical about politics and politicians. They very much want help with the challenges facing them and their families, and they feel like most politicians don't understand or want to lift a finger to help them out.

~Ellen Malcolm

Topics: About Challenges Cynical Emily Facing Families Feel Finger Help Learned Lift Like List Lot Most Much One Thing Out Over Politicians Politics Swing Them Thing Understand Very Voters Want Women Worked Years

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I think having Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House is going to send a very wonderful lesson to the American public that women can be strong, they can be tough, they can be effective, and they can lead this country as political leaders.

~Ellen Malcolm

Topics: American American Public Be Strong Country Effective Going Having House Lead Leaders Lesson Nancy Nancy Pelosi Political Political Leaders Public Send Speaker Strong Think Tough Very Women Wonderful I Think

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It took us 200 years to elect the first Democratic woman to the Senate in her own right, and that's Barbara Mikulski. Six years later, we had a grand slam: We elected four new Democratic women to the Senate. Sen. Mikulski now has some company.

~Ellen Malcolm

Topics: Barbara Company Democratic Elect Elected First Four Grand Grand Slam Had Her Later New Now Own Right Senate Six Slam Some Took Us Woman Women Years

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Between 1972 and 1987, the number of Democratic women in the House had actually gone down, from 14 to 12. EMILY's list started doing House races in 1988.

~Ellen Malcolm

Topics: Actually Between Democratic Doing Down Emily Gone Had House List Number Races Started Women

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: February 2nd, 1947

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