"The independent strong woman was a bad woman, even in the radical press. Irene and I had a vision of the free new wom…"

"The great energies, languages and nourishment of women are seized, hidden and violated by indifference and outright c…"

"I'd always identified myself with the people's struggles. I think I began writing more about it and having an audienc…"

"For the first time, Meridel says "I am writing what I want to write. I don't know if anyone is going to read it," she…"

"Emma Goldman lived at the Anarchist's House too. Describe Emma Goldman? Her interest to Meridel was as "the first sex…"

"It's really hard to describe how you can fill a city with terror. When you look at it chronologically, it's terrifyin…"

"Meridel has enjoyed being "rediscovered" by the feminist press, particularly because of her chance to work with women…"

"Some of the best poetry is being written by three American Indian women"

"The whole temper of the world is in a much higher consciousness than I've even seen it-there's a global consciousness…"

"Her advice to the women's movement is to avoid male prototypes: "It has to be a collective vision. The time is over e…"