. >> wilma mankiler wrote a wonderful book, she interviewed 15 women from indian countries. and thank you, alison for saying that, because what you glimpse as you do in various works by women from indian country is a crucial fact that we big time are not learning, even in women's history, which is that the sufficient wrath moment like the underground railway and so many things was mainly a function of native -- of indian country. native women were -- had -- we would say equal power, but they got to be called a petty coat government, the cherokee, for instance because female elders had to sign the treaties or they weren't legal. women controlled their own fertility and they -- the native women referred to european women as those who die in childbirth. they were appalled at these women who came from the worst stage of patriarchy and couldn't decide when to have children. we're walking around on a history that we don't know. and there are many women trying to bring it back. and there's a friend whose work you should look up as well. who has written a book called everything we w

also as original cultures say, as wilma mankiller said, it takes four generations to heal one act of violence. so truly we are just beginning. so i would like to contribute a few examples of the adventures before us and unlike david letterman, i'm not going to try to put them in any kind of order because each one is crucial. and anyway, they're all just reminders for people in this room. one, women's issues aren't separate from economic issues or vice versa. paying women equally for comparable work done by men would be the biggest economic stimulus this country would possibly have. the institute for women's policy research tells us that paying women of all races equally to white men would put $200 billion more into the economy every year and would be way more effective than propping up banks and wall street because this money would get spent, not put into swiss bank accounts. it would create jobs and help the poorest kids who are those who depend on a mother's income. but do we hear economic stimulus and equal pay in the same sentence? no. i don't think so. and after we do that, we a

>> i'm going to cut in for one more political question -- >> wait, wait, wilma mankiller. we have to say, yes, wilma mankiller wrote a wonderful, wonderful book in which she interviewed about 15 women from indian country. and thank you, allison, for saying that because what you glimpse as you do in various works by women from indian country is a crucial fact that we big-time are not learning, even in women's history, which is that the suffrage movement like the underground railway and so many things was mainly a function of indian country. and native women had -- we would say equal power, but they didn't -- i mean, they got to be called a petty cote government, the cherokee, for instance, because female elders had to sign the treaties or they weren't legal. women controlled their own fertility. and the native women referred to european women as those who die in childbirth. they were appalled at these women who had come from the worst stage of patriarchy and couldn't decide when to have children and couldn't have them under their own conditions. so you know, we're walking a

also, as original cultures say, as wilma mankiller always said, it takes four generations to heal oneact of violence. so, truly, we are just beginning. so, i would like to contribute a few examples of the adventures before us. >> good evening. women's issues aren't separate from other issues. theng equal would be biggest economic stimulus this country could possibly have. the axis of women's policy research tells us that paying women of all races equally to men would put 20 billion more into the economy and would be more effective than propping up banks on wall street. , notmoney would get spent put it is was bank accounts. it would create jobs and help the poorest kids to were those who depend on a mother's income. ?o we economic stimulus i don't think so. after we do that, we need to value caregiving work. it caregiving work, a third of the productive work in this nation. -- we could do that. decide's ability to whether and when to have a child is not a social issue. rights.human it is the biggest indicator of whether she is agitated or not, and can work outside the home or not, is

also, as original cultures say, as wilma mankiller always said, it takes four generations to heal oneact of violence. so, truly, we are just beginning. so, i would like to contribute a few examples of the adventures before us. >> good evening. -- to date and united states took an important first step toward a comprehensive solution to addressing our concerns with the iranian nuclear program. clear my it determination to prevent iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. i have said many times my strong preference is to resolve this issue peacefully. we have extended the hand of diplomacy. for many years, and ron has been unwilling to meet its obligations to the international community. my administration work of congress, the united nations security council, and countries around the world to impose sanctions on the iranian government. the sanctions it had a substantial impact on the iranian economy. with the election of a new irani and president, i am hoping or diplomacy. with theersonally president ever on this fall. secretary kerry met multiple times with the foreign minister. we have purs