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“Most of us believe that women can do what men do. The challenge is to convince employers, legislators, mothers, that men can do what women do.”

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Karen DeCrow

Karen DeCrow was an American author born on December 18, 1937, and passed away on June 6, 2014. She is known for her contributions to the women's rights movement, particularly her advocacy for gender equality and against gender discrimination. more

“If a woman makes a unilateral decision to bring pregnancy to term, and the biological father does not, and cannot, share in this decision, he should not be liable for 21 years of support. Or, put another way, autonomous women making independent decisions about their lives should not expect men to finance their choice.”

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Author:Karen DeCrow

“Education, doing homework, is the way to lift up girls. Around the world, where girls are educated, the economy and the standard of living rise.”

World Way Girl Economy Standards Educated Around The World Lifts Homework Standards Of Living

Author:Karen DeCrow

“After 'Roe v. Wade' - when the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in 1973 - I thought the national conversation about abortion and birth control would be over. It was not.”

Would Be Birth Conversation Court Supreme Abortion Over It Supreme Court Birth Control Wade Roe V Wade

Author:Karen DeCrow

“In 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that minority set-aside programs in municipal contracts were unconstitutional. The court wondered if there were proof that people of color even want to receive municipal contracts.”

People Ifs Want Color Program Court Proof Supreme Minorities Contracts Supreme Court Unconstitutional

Author:Karen DeCrow

“During the 19th-century struggle for womens rights in America, many saw a competition between rights for black people and those for women.”

People America Black Struggle Saws Rights Century Competition Black People Womens Rights 19th Century Rights In America

Author:Karen DeCrow

“If supporters of equality for women want to vote for the best candidate, they must look to a person regardless of gender and must disregard the gender of political opponents.”

Ifs Want Looks Persons Political Vote Gender Opponents Candidates Supporter Disregard Women Want Women Equality Political Opponents

Author:Karen DeCrow

“I have seen the Indian in his forests, and the Negro in his chains, and thought, as I contemplated their pitiable condition, that I saw the very extreme of human wretchedness; but I did not then know the condition of unfortunate Ireland...In all countries, more or less, paupers may be discovered; but an entire nation of paupers is what was never seen until it was shown in Ireland.”

Knows Humans May Country Nations Saws Conditions Extremes Forests Chains Indian Ireland Unfortunate Wretchedness

Author:Gustave de Beaumont

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