The Women

"The Women"

Women, the comforters, the nurturers, the encouragers,

often left behind, sometimes without a voice,

but never , no, never,

lacking in courage.

"As for those who think the Arab world promises freedom, the briefest study of its routine traditional treatment of blacks (slavery) and women (purdah) will provide relief from all illusion. If Malcolm X had been a black woman his last message to the world would have been entirely different. The brotherhood of Moslem men-suggests that all colors-may exist there, but part of the glue that holds them together is the thorough suppression of women."

Alice Walker

"We've got a generation now who were born with semi-equality. They don't know how it was before, so they think, this isn't too bad. We're working. We have our attache cases and our three-piece suits. I get very disgusted with the younger generation of women. We had a torch to pass, and they are just sitting there. They don't realize it can be taken away. Things are going to have to get worse before they join in fighting the battle."

Erma Bombeck