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The art of what they call female impersonation, or the drag shows, really helped me to hone what type of woman I was. ”
I used to work at Bloomingdale's when I was transitioning, and they didn't want me using the same bathroom as the female employees or what have you, so it was a struggle. ”
There were no women's players I knew of. I didn't even know women's hockey existed. ”
The Women's Sports Foundation holds a unique position in developing opportunities for girls and women of all abilities to be active whether recreationally or competitively, and I'm excited to help lead the organization to impact even more lives. It is an honor to continue to build the legacy created by Billie Jean King and all of our leaders. ”
Those who have known the quality of my work and the many public statements I have made over the course of my life must know that I am a strong supporter of Women's Rights. ”
You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take leadership from the youth and I guess I would say that this is what I'm attempting to do right now. ”
I never saw myself as an individual who had any particular leadership powers. ”
Now, if we look at the way in which the labor movement itself has evolved over the last couple of decades, we see increasing numbers of black people who are in the leadership of the labor movement and this is true today. ”
In the mythic schema of all relations between men and women, man proposes, and woman is disposed of. ”
The most important factor in determining whether you will succeed isn't your gender - it's you. ”