“Well it's unusual for us to do an endorsement, you know, and the special occasions where you need appointments, but we thought that Senator [Hillary] Clinton had occupied such a neat and unique role, certainly a worldwide advocate for women, and also there's also only 16 women without her in Congress.” KnowsNeedsWellsRolesSpecialUniqueClintonCongressOccasionsUnusualSenatorsNeatAppointmentsEndorsementsSpecial Occasion Author:Eleanor Smeal
“Well we didn't look at it like that. We looked at it: "Why Carolyn Maloney?" Of course, we didn't know about Caroline Kennedy, but we do know and have - this is not against somebody, this is for somebody who we know has had a proven record. It's 16 years in the House, 10 years on the City Council of New York City, that she has shown her determination to pass legislation. She is - she knows how a legislature works.” KnowsYearsWellsLooksCoursesHouseCitiesKnow HowRecordsNew YorkDeterminationNew York CityProvenLegislationCouncilLegislatureCity Council Author:Eleanor Smeal
“She [Carolyn Maloney] has there day in and day out for us and for women of this country and of the world, but she also never forgets the citizens of New York, and she's been, as you know a trailblazer for 9/11, commission for, you know, the financial district, etc.” KnowsWorldCountryForgetNew YorkCitizensFinancialEtcNever ForgetTrailblazers Author:Eleanor Smeal
“Carolyn Maloney knows how to get something done, and as I said, it doesn't matter if she's in the majority or the minority. It doesn't matter if she's chair of a committee or not, she can figure out how to get a piece of legislation passed, and that's what is - is a unique quality.” IfsKnowsSaidMatterDoneQualityKnow HowPiecesFiguresUniqueMajorityMinoritiesChairsCommitteesLegislation Author:Eleanor Smeal
“No one thinks she [Carolyn Maloney] can pass the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act; she passed it through the House. I mean, it's just - she's there. She knows the issues and she makes sure they get done.” ThinkingKnowsMeanDoneHouseIssuesPaidMedical Author:Eleanor Smeal
“She [Carolyn Maloney] knows the financial issues, that's why we thought she was perfect because we're in a - we're in, as you know, a financial crisis, an economic crisis, and I know that she'll see the whole picture.” KnowsWholePerfectIssuesEconomicCrisisFinancialFinancial CrisisEconomic CrisisWhole Picture Author:Eleanor Smeal
“I'm not going to say that all the cabinet appointments of the men and women, you know, obviously we might have some reservations on some, but the women's movement has congratulated them for some of the appointments and is urging and encouraging more women in the Executive Branch and high areas.” KnowsMenMightMovementHe ManMen And WomenAreasBranchesExecutivesCabinetsAppointmentsReservationsExecutive Branch Author:Eleanor Smeal
“I've known Carolyn [Maloney] for years, by the way. I knew her when she was on the City Council and knew her when she was - when she was running, and we endorsed her very early when she ran for Congress, yet I didn't know some of the stories in here of herself and her struggle, and - and she makes a very - you know, it's - it pulls your heart as well as - but it's very practical.” KnowsWayYearsWellsHeartStoriesRunningCitiesKnownStruggleCongressPracticalsRanCouncilCity Council Author:Eleanor Smeal
“Carolyn Maloney is really constantly thinking, "How do we improve things?" You know, sees the glass always half-full, and you have to be an optimist to work in Washington. So that's what I - we admire so much about her.” ThinkingKnowsHalfGlassesAdmireOptimistHalf FullConstantly Thinking Author:Eleanor Smeal
“The gag rule must be eliminated, and it's just the gag rule, we're not talking now even about funding abortion. We're talking about, you know, counseling and speaking, so that's one. That can be reversed by an executive order. [George W.]Bush put it in the first day he got in office. We hope that [Barack] Obama takes it out. He had cut off funding for the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, even though Congress had appropriated. It is injured women who are the poorest of the poor.” KnowsFirstsOrderNationsPoorUnitedTalkingCuttingOfficeCongressPopulationBarackAbortionFundExecutivesUnited NationsFundingInjuredPoorestNot TalkingCounselingGagsExecutive Orders Author:Eleanor Smeal
“We need some rules changes. This is an outrage that this, the oldest democracy has now, you know, ranked - when I say ranked 59th, it means that in the percentage of women, in our national parliament, our National Congress, is now ranks 59th from the top. That means 58 countries have more women than we do in percentage wise.” KnowsNeedsMeanCountryDemocracyWiseCongressParliamentPercentagesOutrageDemocracies Have Author:Eleanor Smeal
“Feminist humor raises consciousness. And the reason it's funny is because it stands something on its head. Goodness knows you've got to have a sense of humor if you do feminism full-time, I tell you.” IfsKnowsReasonConsciousnessFeminismGoodnessRaisesFeministSense Of Humor Author:Eleanor Smeal
