5 Quotes & Sayings By Patricia Ireland

Patricia Ireland is an actress, author, and activist. Ms. Ireland is the President of the National Organization for Women (NOW). She has served on the boards of numerous national and international organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the National Action Network (NAN), the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), and the League of Conservation Voters Read more

Ms. Ireland also serves on the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans. In addition, she is a member of the Women's Council on Foreign Relations, a director of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, and a member of the advisory board of The Women's Foundation of California as well as a trustee for New York University.

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I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who are entitled to power, entitled to leadership. Patricia Ireland
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Stewardesses are still paid so little that in many cases, new hires qualify for food stamps. Patricia Ireland
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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
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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