“We have spent our entire lives working towards our future, and without our input and without our consent, our control over that future has been stripped away from us.”
Author: Corinne Long
Corinne Long is the Communications Associate at the Feminist Majority Foundation. A lifelong women’s rights activist, Corinne worked at Emily’s List and the Democratic National Women’s Club before joining FMF. She holds a B.A. in Communication from Trinity Washington University. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her cat, Lorelei.
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“The women’s caucus is at work every day during all of this, and we’re watching. We’re awake, we’re at work, and the answer is no.”