Clinton: Yes, I'm a feminist - Democratic senator gets NOW backing
Clinton: Yes, I'm a feminist - Democratic senator gets NOW backing
By Devlin Barrett
Copyright by The Associated Press
Published March 29, 2007
WASHINGTON -- Presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton declared Wednesday that if you look up the word "feminist" in a dictionary, you'll find her.
Clinton received the endorsement of the National Organization for Women, a group of a half-million members who support feminist candidates for elective office.
Asked whether she saw herself as a feminist, Clinton said by the standard definition, yes.
"If you look in the dictionary, the word feminist means someone who believes in equal rights for women in society, in the economy, the political process -- generally believes in the equality of women," she said. "And I certainly believe in the equality of women."
Her response was met with enthusiastic cheers from the crowd.
The New York senator has launched a nationwide outreach to women voters, the majority of the electorate. The NOW endorsement was expected, and the Clinton campaign hopes the group's membership will strengthen the ranks of campaign volunteers and supporters.
The senator is trying to smash the highest glass ceiling in the nation by becoming the first woman elected president. Part of a generation of women who expanded opportunities for women in the workplace, she has sought to frame her current campaign as a historic event.
"This is really an emotional moment for me," Clinton said, noting that when her own mother was born, U.S. women did not have the right to vote.
NOW President Kim Gandy said the group "will help elect feminist candidates to the House and Senate who will work with President Clinton to undo the damage done by the Bush administration."
Other high-profile women are lining up to support Clinton.
Billie Jean King, the tennis star, formally endorsed her on Wednesday. And Democrat Geraldine Ferraro, who in 1984 was the first female vice presidential candidate on a major party ticket, sent an e-mail fundraising solicitation on behalf of Clinton.
By Devlin Barrett
Copyright by The Associated Press
Published March 29, 2007
WASHINGTON -- Presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton declared Wednesday that if you look up the word "feminist" in a dictionary, you'll find her.
Clinton received the endorsement of the National Organization for Women, a group of a half-million members who support feminist candidates for elective office.
Asked whether she saw herself as a feminist, Clinton said by the standard definition, yes.
"If you look in the dictionary, the word feminist means someone who believes in equal rights for women in society, in the economy, the political process -- generally believes in the equality of women," she said. "And I certainly believe in the equality of women."
Her response was met with enthusiastic cheers from the crowd.
The New York senator has launched a nationwide outreach to women voters, the majority of the electorate. The NOW endorsement was expected, and the Clinton campaign hopes the group's membership will strengthen the ranks of campaign volunteers and supporters.
The senator is trying to smash the highest glass ceiling in the nation by becoming the first woman elected president. Part of a generation of women who expanded opportunities for women in the workplace, she has sought to frame her current campaign as a historic event.
"This is really an emotional moment for me," Clinton said, noting that when her own mother was born, U.S. women did not have the right to vote.
NOW President Kim Gandy said the group "will help elect feminist candidates to the House and Senate who will work with President Clinton to undo the damage done by the Bush administration."
Other high-profile women are lining up to support Clinton.
Billie Jean King, the tennis star, formally endorsed her on Wednesday. And Democrat Geraldine Ferraro, who in 1984 was the first female vice presidential candidate on a major party ticket, sent an e-mail fundraising solicitation on behalf of Clinton.
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