“I think we tend to spend more focus and energy on what divides conservative and liberal women, and it would be great to shift that energy toward working together on issues that do unite us. If we start there, we have a much stronger framework to more deeply and compassionately understand the issues we disagree on — maybe some minds will change, maybe not, but we can’t have those conversations if we’re not in the same room.”

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