Raised the Alarm, Bill, Women Voters, Reps. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Hillary Scholeten (D-Mich.), Emilia Sykes (D-Ohio)

“We’ve raised the alarm about how this bill harms women voters over and over. … It is clear Republicans aren’t interested in fixing this bill and this decision will haunt them in the voting booth.” - Reps. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Hillary Scholeten (D-Mich.) and Emilia Sykes (D-Ohio), speaking out after House passed the Save Act, which would create extremely strict voter ID requirements, adding significant barriers to voting for the estimated 69 million women who changed their last name, primarily due to marriage.

Found in the Summer 2025 issue of Ms. Magazine, page 6.

Never to be Silent, Take Sides, Neutrality, Silence, Elie Wiesel

"I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." - Elie Wiesel

Found on Wisdom Quotes at http://www.wisdomquotes.com/authors/elie-wiesel/.

Risk, Old, Alice Walker

“Take a risk – grow old.” - Alice Walker

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 53.

Women, Only Group, More Radical with Age, Gloria Steinem

“Women may be the only group that grows more radical with age.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 44.

Throw Up Our Hands, Roll Up Our Sleeves, Kamala Harris

“This is not a time to throw up our hands. This is a time to roll up our sleeves. This is a time to organize, mobilize and stay engaged for the sake of freedom, justice and the future that we all know we can build together.” - Former Vice President Kamala Harris, Nov. 6, 2024

Found in Ms. Magazine, Winter 2025, page 1.

When We Speak, When We Are Silent, Audre Lorde

"When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak." - Audre Lorde

This is from Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/audrelorde392663.html.

Emotional, Stereotyping, Females, Shirley Chisolm

"The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says, 'It's a girl.'" - Shirley Chisholm

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/shirleychi101403.html.