Gail Collins Quote

Truth was one of the few public women of her day who did not pick favorites when it came to the claims of race and sex. If colored men get their rights and not colored women theirs, you see the colored men will be masters over the women, and it will be just as bad as it was before, she said. Not all black women agreed with her.

Gail Collins

Truth was one of the few public women of her day who did not pick favorites when it came to the claims of race and sex. If colored men get their rights and not colored women theirs, you see the colored men will be masters over the women, and it will be just as bad as it was before, she said. Not all black women agreed with her.

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About Gail Collins

Gail Collins (born November 25, 1945) is an American journalist, op-ed columnist and author, most recognized for her work with The New York Times. Joining the Times in 1995 as a member of the editorial board, she served as the paper's Editorial Page Editor from 2001 to 2007 and was the first woman to attain that position.
Collins writes a semi-weekly op-ed column for the Times from her liberal perspective, published Thursdays and Saturdays. Since 2014 she has co-authored a blog with conservative journalist Bret Stephens entitled "The Conversation", at NYTimes.com, featuring bi-partisan political commentary.