, because sojourner truth basically said, "take those rights." >> exactly. >> hinojosa: "take them." >> "if they want more rights than what they got, why don't they just take them and not be talking about it," she said. >> hinojosa: well, so what do you think about that in this moment in history? are we... where are we in terms of the talking and the taking of women's rights and... >> well, i think that a lot of the legal barriers have been broken, and there is a perception even among women that "all i have to do is find a way personally to make that journey." that's really a misperception of the reality, because an individual struggle is far less powerful, far less successful, than a collective. and i think that's the message that sojourner truth was trying to offer the people of that... or the women of that day, white women primarily. and she was an ex-slave, and she just simply could not understand why they continued to talk about it, because in their numbers they had the power to make change. and that's also where we are today. in women's numbers, we have the power to make chan

anthony, sojourner truth, retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor and, of course gloria steinemst. that's right, miss piggy. the beloved muppet just received the first award honoring women who are first in their fields. >> it is for your spirit for your determination, for your grit, for your humor, for your confidence. >> go on. >> i will. >> to avoid accusations she was hogging the spotlight, miss piggy even sat down with gloria steinem to talk about what it means to be a feminist in the 21st century. >> gloria, what kind of advice have you given miss piggy on being a feminist icon? >> well i don't believe that we're icons. i don't think i'm an icon either, so i -- i wouldn't dream of giving her advice. >> only an icon would say that. >> but what's great about miss piggy, and i think each one of us, is that we are unique absolutely, and we're part of the whole family. >> congratulations to miss piggy and all the wonderful and inspiring women we all should go hog wild for. er's island escape, three new tropical dishes take me straight to the islands. so i'm diving fork-first int

sojourner truth. helen keller. we have a statue to her. we have others who have contributed to the success of our country. i'm excited that all the names have been to assist -- suggested. we should look at other denominations as well. host: jeff merkley tweeted this out. a few other headlines this morning for you. an update out of south carolina. "the new york times" with this headline -- the story states that one by one , they looked into the expressionless face of the man charged. in the "washington post" there is an update on the south carolina murder. the south carolina governor asked prosecutors to seek the death penalty. he said, we absolutely want him to have the death penalty. prosecutors said the decision had not yet been made. the prosecutor pursuing the case said that she will make the decision after speaking to the families of victims. meanwhile, a civil rights investigation is underway. federal officials have described as a hate crime investigation. the south carolina paper also focused on forgiveness on its front page. here i