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I have been studying women’s political behavior since the early 1970s and first identified the gender gap in 1980 with the help of legendary pollster Louis Harris.
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I have been studying women’s political behavior since the early 1970s and first identified the gender gap in 1980 with the help of legendary pollster Louis Harris.
We have got to have more providers to replace those who are leaving...
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We have got to have more providers to replace those who are leaving...
There’s no question in my mind but that rights are never won unless people are willing to fight for them.
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There’s no question in my mind but that rights are never won unless people are willing to fight for them.
Just think – guns have a constitutional amendment protecting them and women don’t.
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Just think – guns have a constitutional amendment protecting them and women don’t.
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.
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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.
In the '60s, to say this obvious fact that women were treated unequally was to make yourself the object of scorn and ridicule.
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In the '60s, to say this obvious fact that women were treated unequally was to make yourself the object of scorn and ridicule.
Democrats have been saying for years to their women's rights and civil rights base: 'Vote for us, and we'll save the Supreme Court.' Now, they have stepped back from using that power.
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Democrats have been saying for years to their women's rights and civil rights base: 'Vote for us, and we'll save the Supreme Court.' Now, they have stepped back from using that power.
They are clearly worried about her constitutional philosophy as are we.
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They are clearly worried about her constitutional philosophy as are we.
Every inch of the way, the drug has shown its safety, and each of the groups here and certainly us have been satisfied with the safety.
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Every inch of the way, the drug has shown its safety, and each of the groups here and certainly us have been satisfied with the safety.
We cannot have a time when those of us who are protesting current policies are going to be compared to terrorists or their values. We have to stand up now before we have a period of silencing all meaningful discussion in our country.
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We cannot have a time when those of us who are protesting current policies are going to be compared to terrorists or their values. We have to stand up now before we have a period of silencing all meaningful discussion in our country.
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