American Woman Quotes

“On June 13, 2012, Michigan State Representative Lisa Brown was banned from the House floor because she pissed off House Republicans when she was defending the right to choose. She used the word “vagina” and that is what got most of the attention, but what she said about her religion is very important and should not be discounted or ignored. She said, "Yesterday we heard the representative from Holland speak about freedom of religion. I'm Jewish. I keep Kosher in my home. I have two sets of dishes, one for meat and one for dairy and another two sets of dishes on top of that for Passover. "Judaism believes that therapeutic abortions, namely abortions performed to save the life of the mother, are not only permissible but mandatory. The stage of pregnancy does not matter. Wherever there is a question of the life of the mother or that of the unborn child, Jewish law rules in favor of preserving the life of the mother. The status of the fetus as human life does not equal that of the mother. I have not asked you to adopt and adhere to my religious beliefs. Why are you asking me to adopt yours?”
― Kimberley a Johnson, American Woman: The Poll Dance: Women and Voting

“Just because a woman is strong, successful or powerful doesn’t mean she is a feminist. It means she utilizes and enjoys the road that feminists paved for her, and if she uses that road to degrade and minimize the hard work it took to build, she is not a feminist.”
― Kimberley a Johnson, American Woman: The Poll Dance: Women and Voting