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And of course we are familiar with the English common law rule of thumb that said a man could in fact use a stick no bigger than his thumb to discipline his wife and family.

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Some of us may just, in one-on-one conversations with our family, with our friends, over the back fence with our neighbors, talk about the reality of our lives and realize that we're not alone, that we have a right to be physically safe and emotionally safe in our own homes.

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I know that it isn't just violence against women, it's how do we support ourselves and our families, how do we deal with health care for ourselves and our families? It's a bigger picture.

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Violence may be a good focus to organize around, but we have to look at women's lives in our entirety.

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Some of those men in power, we just have to change their faces because we're not going to change their minds.

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I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who are entitled to power, entitled to leadership.

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Jesus never said anything about homosexuality.

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My answer to those who oppose my appointment as CEO is that this is really a decision of the YWCA. They want to strengthen their grassroots to advocate on behalf of women's and children's empowerment and ending racism.

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The Young Women's Christian Association is nourished by its roots in Christianity and, at the same time, over the years, it's been enriched by beliefs and values from all kinds of places, even, in fact, strengthened by our diversity.

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I want to reach young women and to get them involved in the mission of the YWCA, economic empowerment of women and girls, and ending racism.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: October 19th, 1945

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