16+ Karen DeCrow Quotes On Education, Her

Karen DeCrow was an American author and civil rights activist. She was the former president of the National Organization for Women and was known for her advocacy of women's rights. She wrote several books, including The Young Woman's Guide to Liberation and The Young Woman's Guide to Equality. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Karen DeCrow on leadership, love, education.

If a woman makes a unilateral decision to bring pregnancy to term, and the biological father does not, and cannot, share in this decision, he should not be liable for 21 years of support. Or, put another way, autonomous women making independent decisions about their lives should not expect men to finance their choice. — Karen DeCrow

If supporters of equality for women want to vote for the best candidate, they must look to a person regardless of gender and must disregard the gender of political opponents. — Karen DeCrow

In 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that minority set-aside programs in municipal contracts were unconstitutional. The court wondered if there were proof that people of color even want to receive municipal contracts. — Karen DeCrow

In the battle between the sexes, men and women will go practically to the end of the earth in illogical, irrational ways to give each other pain. — Karen DeCrow

Just as the Supreme Court has said that women have the right to choose whether or not to be parents, men should also have that right. — Karen DeCrow

No matter what is happening in life or in the world - war, natural disaster, poor health, pain, the death of loved ones - if existence is filled with art, music and literature, life will be fulfilling, a joy. — Karen DeCrow

Education, doing homework, is the way to lift up girls. Around the world, where girls are educated, the economy and the standard of living rise. — Karen DeCrow

During the 19th-century struggle for womens rights in America, many saw a competition between rights for black people and those for women. — Karen DeCrow

I joined NOW on an issue of pay. — Karen DeCrow

When I was in school, there was no such thing as girls athletics. — Karen DeCrow

After 'Roe v. Wade' - when the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in 1973 - I thought the national conversation about abortion and birth control would be over. It was not. — Karen DeCrow

During the Renaissance, women were not allowed to attend art school. Everyone asks, where are the great women painters of the Renaissance? — Karen DeCrow

As I grow older, I become more and more of a Marxist -- Groucho, that is. When you have lived two-thirds of your life, you know the value of a good joke. — Karen DeCrow

Most of us believe that women can do what men do. The challenge is to convince employers, legislators, mothers, that men can do what women do. — Karen DeCrow

Most of the well-known American feminists of the 19th century did not come out against the institution of marriage. — Karen DeCrow

We should cease thinking about men as the enemy of children and women. — Karen DeCrow

Life Lessons by Karen DeCrow

1. Karen DeCrow taught us that we should never give up in the fight for equality, no matter how difficult the challenge.
2. She showed us that we can make a difference in the world by standing up for what we believe in and speaking out against injustice.
3. Her work serves as an example of how we can use our voices and our actions to create positive change in society.