It was thanks to women like Eppie that this moment in history could exist — a moment when a woman could be a serious contender for the presidency of the United States. In the 1970s Eppie had defied her husband by helping to found a Planned Parenthood branch in her town. She'd started a women's empowerment group before most of us even knew what empowerment meant. —Mally Z. Ray More about this quote Tags: politics history power feminism women empowerment Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email