Her•Story

"The most stupendous system of organized robbery known, has been that of the church towards woman, a robbery that has not only taken her selfrespect but all rights of person; the fruits of her own industry; her opportunities of education; the exercise of her own judgment; her own conscience; her own will."

Ann Zindler (February 25, 1935-January 4, 2013), American Atheists Lifetime Achievement Aaward winner is remembered by her husband.

Diller’s career would prove to be a barrier-buster for women.

The adoption of the Programme of Action of the Cairo Conference was the apex of Joan’s career. The Programme called for “advancing gender equality and equity and the empowerment of women,” prenatal care, education, including sex education, for women and girls, and, where legal, safe abortions.

And every so often I’m with a group of people and you just run out of things to say and I say, “How many people believe in God?” In fact, the way we play the game is you have to guess how many people at the table believe in God. And it’s always more than I think it’s going to be. I’m always a little surprised that it’s even three out of eight.

You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for our own improvement and, at the same time, share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful.