Advocacy Quote by Eleanor Smeal
“Carolyn Maloney is very, very comfortable with a whole host of issues, but on women's issues, she is really just one of the few people who understands that women are not only half of the world and half of the United States, but they need an advocate; that they have to have advocacy; that our issues cannot be ignored.”
![“Carolyn [Maloney] is the kind of legislator who, whether she's in the majority or the minority, whether her party is in the majority or the minority, she doesn't take "No" for an answer, and she frequently calls women leaders and say, "I think we should do this. This is really necessary for…” quote by Eleanor Smeal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cd1/eleanor-smeal-14458_answers_carolyn-maloney-is-the-kind-of-legislato_283013.jpg)
![“We think it's so important that we get [Carolyne] Maloney in that seat [in Congress]. It's one of the reasons; we also think that she is a unique person that deserves it and would help advance women's rights.” quote by Eleanor Smeal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/23e/eleanor-smeal-14458_congress_we-think-it-s-so-important-that-we-get-c_2953107.jpg)
![“She [Carolyn Maloney] has there day in and day out for us and for women of this country and of the world, but she also never forgets the citizens of New York, and she's been, as you know a trailblazer for 9/11, commission for, you know, the financial district, etc.” quote by Eleanor Smeal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a2c/eleanor-smeal-14458_citizens_she-carolyn-maloney-has-there-day-in-and_672398.jpg)
![“She [Carolyn Maloney] knows the financial issues, that's why we thought she was perfect because we're in a - we're in, as you know, a financial crisis, an economic crisis, and I know that she'll see the whole picture.” quote by Eleanor Smeal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2cf/eleanor-smeal-14458_crisis_she-carolyn-maloney-knows-the-financial_1932744.jpg)
![“We think that Hillary [Clinton] will be a symbol and a reality for the women of the world, and it's very important because so many - so many underdeveloped countries, not the least of which is Afghanistan, the women of the world need help, and she understands those issues and is a lightning rod…” quote by Eleanor Smeal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0f2/eleanor-smeal-14458_afghanistan_we-think-that-hillary-clinton-will-be-a_414533.jpg)
