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Patricia Ireland quotes

American Activist October 19, 1945

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Some of us may just, in one-on-one conversations with our family, with our friends, over the back fence with our neighbors, talk about the reality of our lives and realize that we're not alone, that we have a right to be physically safe and emotionally safe in our own homes. Patricia Ireland
We have to stop this violence. We have to make the political nature of the violence clear, that the violence we experience in our own homes is not a personal family matter, it's a public and political problem. It's a way that women are kept in line, kept in our places. Patricia Ireland
Women are called upon to defend every bit of progress we have made against particularly virulent attack. But we must also hold out a vision, put forth a positive agenda of what women need and want and then move forward toward that dream. Patricia Ireland
I know that it isn't just violence against women, it's how do we support ourselves and our families, how do we deal with health care for ourselves and our families? It's a bigger picture. Patricia Ireland
And of course we are familiar with the English common law rule of thumb that said a man could in fact use a stick no bigger than his thumb to discipline his wife and family. Patricia Ireland
When I hear traditional family values raised, I hear that effort once again to re-establish the man as head and master of his family. Who had the, not only the right, but the obligation to discipline his wife and children to keep them in line? Patricia Ireland
When I started law school I was shocked to learn that our legal system traditionally had the man as the head and master of the family. As late as the '70s and '80s when we were fighting for the Equal Rights Amendment, states like Louisiana still had a head and master law. Patricia Ireland
I want to reach young women and to get them involved in the mission of the YWCA, economic empowerment of women and girls, and ending racism. Patricia Ireland
The Young Women's Christian Association is nourished by its roots in Christianity and, at the same time, over the years, it's been enriched by beliefs and values from all kinds of places, even, in fact, strengthened by our diversity. Patricia Ireland
Patricia Ireland quote: "I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who..."
I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who are entitled to power, entitled to leadership. Patricia Ireland
Some campaigns are not worth waging if you can't win; others have to be fought on grounds of principle regardless of the chances for success. Patricia Ireland
Patricia Ireland quote: "Violence may be a good focus to organize around, but we have..."
Violence may be a good focus to organize around, but we have to look at women's lives in our entirety. Patricia Ireland
Patricia Ireland quote: "Some of those men in power, we just have to change their faces..."
Some of those men in power, we just have to change their faces because we're not going to change their minds. Patricia Ireland
My answer to those who oppose my appointment as CEO is that this is really a decision of the YWCA. They want to strengthen their grassroots to advocate on behalf of women's and children's empowerment and ending racism. Patricia Ireland
Patricia Ireland quote: "We may be in a tough time right now, but when we are in a..."
We may be in a tough time right now, but when we are in a tough time is when our movement gets really strong. Patricia Ireland

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