Gail Collins Quote
Many of her male friends in the labor movement or politics found the crusade either strange or irritating. One night, Sanger and Bill Haywood, the famous labor leader, addressed a group of women strikers. An observer remembered that Sanger spoke of women’s right to limit the size of their families and received a hearty response from the audience. Haywood then followed, promising the women that in the glorious economy built by union labor in the future, they would be able to have all the babies they pleased. He was greeted by dead silence.
Gail Collins
Many of her male friends in the labor movement or politics found the crusade either strange or irritating. One night, Sanger and Bill Haywood, the famous labor leader, addressed a group of women strikers. An observer remembered that Sanger spoke of women’s right to limit the size of their families and received a hearty response from the audience. Haywood then followed, promising the women that in the glorious economy built by union labor in the future, they would be able to have all the babies they pleased. He was greeted by dead silence.
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About Gail Collins
Collins writes a weekly op-ed column for the Times from her liberal perspective, published Thursdays . Since 2014 she has co-authored a blog with conservative journalist Bret Stephens entitled "The Conversation", at NYTimes.com, featuring bi-partisan political commentary.