there was gloria, shirley chism, kim ghandi, patricia ireland. harriet tubman before them. ella baker before them. all of these are women who have fought too many battles for us to go back. so we won't go back. it's time for us to take our own stand and stand the ground for women and insist that we woent go back for any reason. so we've got to get it on. we can't wait for the summer. we newlywcan't wait for you to together now. i want you to know that it is time that we understand each of our interests is somehow related to all of our interests. so the far right may well have shot the first shot. but it's the one who's still standing when the last shot is fired. and, women, we intend to be there because we are a team. thank you. i love you. god bless you. [ cheers and applause ] >> i forget that ephai is an d ordained minister. [ laughter ] >> we have a little time, not much, but the reason that i stopped the candidate stuff is that we're here as a nonprofit organization. and so basically, we want to keep it in the philosophical range, especially with eagleton institute sta

patricia ireland, former president of the national organization for women. [applause] gennie candy who is at gennaro consult. [applause] and the current president, jerry o'neill. [applause] and my surveys now has not stopped. i am the cochair of the survivors aboard and i would like to recognize the senator and ambassador, carol moseley who is also cochair of the advisory board. [applause] with janet canterbury, that are janet canterbury, the one and only. arthur cochair of the advisory board. [applause] a minor cosponsors here today, there are started as the turn-of-the-century, namely aew, american association of university women and president linda holliman who has been there every inch of the way fighting for educational rights. there she is. hi, linda and is here fighting for us with her votes and i'll come back to that. the league of women voters. the ywca. and debbie frat, businesses for the women's foundation. we are here with so many groups than i am very pleased that our sisters from the labor movement is here, the president of the coalition of lab

there was gloria steinem, shirley chisholm, patricia ireland, terry of mail, harriet tubman, ella bakerall of these are women who have fought too many battles for us to go back. we will not go back. it is time for us to take our own stand and stand the ground for women and insist that we will not go back for any reason. we've got to get it on monday leave this conference today. we cannot wait for the summer. we cannot wait for november. we've got to get it together now. i want you to know that it is time that we understand that each of our interests is somehow related to all of our interests. the far right may well have shot the first shot but it is the one who is still standing when the last shot is fired and women, we intend to be there because we are a. team thank you, i love you, god bless you. [applause] >> i forget faye is an ordained minister. you can hear her voice are wringing their in indignation. we will throw open -- we have a little time, not much , a fourq &a. the reason i stopped some of the candidate stuff is we are here as a non-profit organization. basically, we want t