At the same time, as a man, Ed could get things wrong, repeat himself, and make promises he couldn’t keep. And Ed would still be in charge. As women, we could say all the right things, do a thousand things correctly, and follow through on all our commitments. We could lead a hundred and fifty people to take over the Federal Building in San Francisco and change the laws for disabled people. But we were not in charge. People called me pushy. People never called Ed pushy.
