Kirsten Gillibrand Quotes
For me, getting off the sidelines means women making a difference by letting their voices be heard on the issues they care about.
Gillibrand, Kirsten. Off the Sidelines: Raise Your Voice, Change the World. Ballantine Books, 2014, p. 5.
Turkey, the only Islamic nation where women have equal rights, made huge developmental and reform strides immediately after Ataturk reformed Turkish society and gave women the vote, freed them from veils and chadors, educated them and gave them equal employment rights. Turkey moved from an impoverished 3rd world nation to a modern industrialized democracy.
SNCC had been formed to promote equality, but race and class were the issues, not gender. Many of the women left SNCC and proceeded separately to start a women’s movement.
Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States Senator from New York since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2009.