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When I started law school I was shocked to learn that our legal sy

When I started law school I was shocked to learn that our legal system traditionally had the man as the head and master of the family. As late as the 70s and 80s when we were fighting for the Equal Rights Amendment, states like Louisiana still had a head and master law. – Patricia Ireland

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Some of us may just, in one-on-one conversations with our family, with our friends, over the back fence with our neighbors, talk about the reality of our lives and realize that were not alone, that we have a right to be physically safe and emotionally safe in our own homes. – Patricia Ireland

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I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who are entitled to power, entitled to leadership. – Patricia Ireland

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I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into my particular beliefs. – Patricia Ireland

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