Many African-American men are incarcerated. And so African-American women do carry an enormous burden. And traditionally have carried a greater burden than perhaps their white counterparts. — Faye Wattleton Copy Share Image
I do not make any apologies for my manner or personality. I come from a long line of very strong, black African-American women who neither bend nor bow. I haven't had very good modeling in submission. — Faye Wattleton Copy Share Image
My mother taught me a lot of things, but they had big presuppositions built in - like her expectation that I'd be a missionary… — Faye Wattleton Copy Share Image
One of the sad commentaries on the way women are viewed in our society is that we have to fit one category. I have… — Faye Wattleton Copy Share Image
I think we have deluded ourselves into believing that people don't know that abortion is killing. So any pretense that abortion is not killing… — Faye Wattleton Copy Share Image
My mother was from Mississippi, or is from 'Mississippi;' my father was from Alabama. He speaks about conditions in Mississippi and Alabama. They were… — Faye Wattleton Copy Share Image
Until the day arrives when all women decide that our rights are not negotiable, our future choices will not be secure. — Faye Wattleton Copy Share Image
As we celebrate the 100th birthday of Margaret Sanger, our outrageous and our courageous leader, we will probably find a number of areas in… — Faye Wattleton Copy Share Image
We've consistently seen, since the late 1990s, that more than half of women believe that abortion should be severely restricted or abolished altogether. — Faye Wattleton Copy Share Image
A woman who places a high priority on performance and excellence is seen as imperial. A man is seen as demanding and tough. — Faye Wattleton Copy Share Image
'What can your kids teach you?' Well, I believe something different about kids. We don't own them, they have their own knowledge. From the… — Faye Wattleton Copy Share Image
