18 Quotes by Mary Frances Berry

Defining child care primarily as women's sphere reinforces the devaluing of women and prevents their equal access to power.

advocating women's rights and greater opportunity for women in the workplace and in every avenue of public life is inconsistent with an insistence on mother taking care of children and housework.

Civil rights laws were not passed to protect the rights of white men and do not apply to them.

Tainting the tea party movement with the charge of racism is proving to be an effective strategy for Democrats. There is no evidence that tea party adherents are any more racist than other Republicans, and indeed many other Americans. But getting them to spend their time purging their ranks and having candidates distance themselves should help Democrats win in November. Having one's opponent rebut charges of racism is far better than discussing joblessness.

When it comes to the cause of justice, I take no prisoners and I don’t believe in compromise.

Defining child care primarily as women’s sphere reinforces the devaluing of women and prevents their equal access to power.

If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in the bus in Montgomery, she’d still be standing.

The time when you need to do something is when people are saying it can’t be done.

The time when you need to do something is when no one else is willing to do it, when people are saying it can't be done.