"It is the most important work on earth because violence against families is the source of all violence,” said Steinem. “It’s what makes people feel that it’s inevitable or that it’s normal or both. […] If you have violence in the home then it normalizes it everywhere else."
– Gloria Steinem on the role of domestic violence victims advocates and anti-violence activists at the Texas Council on Family Violence 2012 Statewide Conference. Steinem addressed press, activists, teachers and others during her time at the event and presented an inspiring keynote entitled,
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