myself as a white, middle-age, middle-class suburban housewife. But in many ways, I also think that's my value." "Maybe the women's libbers don't like me for it too much, but I absorb whatever chauvinism and paternalism there may be as long as I can keep the accent on issues and performance. I enjoy being with men, and I think they enjoy having me there; that's what we need more of in working life." "You avoid fighting by taking care of everything, all the opposing arguments, ahead of time." References 1923 births 2021 deaths Presidents of the Los Angeles City Council Women city councillors in California Politicians from Portland, Oregon University of Washington alumni University of California, Los Angeles alumni 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American women politicians 21st-century American women