We are women. We are still fighting after all these years.
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My, how we have aged, look at us. Look at us because we are beautiful and strong and determined.
How Gloria Steinem Reacted When People Called Her 'Pushy' In 1971
Gloria Steinem broke down the double standards powerful women face -- all the way back in 1971.
Resurfaced by WifeyTV in honor of Steinem's 81st birthday this past Wednesday, a 1971 CBC Archives clip shows the feminist writer and activist reacting to critics who call her "pushy" and a "bitch." In the interview, CBC director Carl Charlson plays Steinem a recording of an acquaintance talking about the criticisms she often hears about Steinem.
The voice on the recording says that Steinem is often assumed to be a "real bitch" and "very aggressive and pushy." "Everybody’s always asking me about what kind of girl is she?" the woman on the recording says. "You know they have these whole preconceived ideas of [a] girl who gets to where Gloria is in life, what one has to do."
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Far too often, women are penalized for being seen as "pushy" or "bitchy." The idea that a woman can't make it to the top of her field while also being nice continually perpetuates sexism in the workplace. And, sadly, this isn't a new concept if Steinem was dealing with it nearly 45 years ago.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/27/gloria-steinem-pushy-1971_n_6954650.html
Angela Davis speaks on struggles of feminism
"In 1971, I was in jail," said Davis, drawing scattered laughter from the crowd. "While I was in jail, I tried to participate as much as possible in movements that were unfolding in the so-called free world ... There was a huge reproductive rights rally scheduled in San Francisco. I was in Marin County, just across the Golden Gate Bridge.
"I was asked to write a statement that very specifically engaged with the issue of abortion rights. Of course, I was in favor of women's abortion rights, but I did not want to take women's abortion rights out of the context of the broader conglomeration of issues that constitute women's reproductive rights.
"At that time, we had learned that vast numbers of Native American women had been sterilized. We'd also learned about the extent to which Puerto Rican women were used as guinea pigs by pharmaceutical companies in the production of what was then the new birth control pill. So, I wrote a statement in which I tried to make connections between women's reproductive rights and women's right to be free from forced sterilization. The statement wasn't read.
"My position was, I cannot talk about abortion rights in isolation from these other issues. I've come to understand that when we talk about feminist epistemologies, we speak precisely about the ability to think, together, about things that often do not cohabit the same analytical space."
http://www.peoplesworld.org/angela-davis-speaks-on-struggles-of-feminism/
brava~
We are rising up again and again and again.Help us.
Edit to add.
We are not as pretty as we were back then. Yes we have aged. Yet our spirit is ageless. We are forever young in our quest.
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I am SICK AND TIRED of women STILL being shown to the back of the bus. And to think there are people in this day and age who would actually go so far as to take our right to VOTE away. I've heard them speak about it. They've sure succeeded in taking our sovereignty over our very bodies away. It just makes me OUTRAGED!!!
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GOD I love this photo. This woman sure speaks for me! And it just burns - when I think of just HOW MANY different issues fit onto that protest sign of hers! I, Too, Cannot Believe I STILL Have To Protest This Shit!!
Still fighting for ourselves our daughters, grandchildren and women all over the world. We can never stop, we can never stop because the price is so high. I'm so proud of all of us, us oldies and the young coming up! We rock 
Thanks for the stroll...
equal rights fight?
'Gloria Steinem Says Black Women 'Invented The Feminist Movement'
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/23/gloria-steinem-black-women-invented-feminist-movement_n_6922952.html
The money quote:
When Tisdale asked Steinem what she would tell black women who said the feminist movement isn't about them or doesn't speak to them, Steinem replied, "I don't say anything. I listen."
Holy shit.
She is and always has been cool.
I have no idea what the hell is going on in Indiana right now. I thought Arizona was the Capital of Right Wing Crazy but apparently there is a new contender.
I listen, she said that. I listen!!!! She is 80 damn years old, eight years younger than my mom, who is pretty cool. Steinem has a hell of a lot more smarts than people here. Number23, She takes the time to listen.
Ya heard that....SHE LISTENS! 
She didn't dis Angela, she listened, she listened!!!!
Yup we have more crazy in Indiana and elsewhere. Ya know what. Please, we need to do this together, somehow we need to do this. LGBT RIGHTS EQUAL RIGHTS POC RIGHTS WOMEN'S RIGHTS EQUAL RIGHTS FOR US ALL.
The awesomeness. I bow to her beauty and grace. I bow to both of them.
AND Art.
If I could give this a zillion kicks and recs, I would.
Give 2 zillion.
You convey a LOT of meaning with this, she. Srsly.
many times.
❤
yep ... great quote!
PEACE! 
