Excerpt from "Remarks to the U.N. 4th World Conference on Women"

In Beijing, at the 1995 plenary session of the United Nations' 4th World Conference on Women, Hillary Rodham Clinton, then the First Lady of the United States, delivered remarks that gave a voice to women everywhere.

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  1. contribution
    the part played by a person in bringing about a result
    This is truly a celebration, a celebration of the contributions women make in every aspect of life: in the home, on the job, in the community, as mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, learners, workers, citizens, and leaders.
  2. aspiration
    a cherished desire
    Whether it is while playing with our children in the park, or washing clothes in a river, or taking a break at the office water cooler, we come together and talk about our aspirations and concerns.
  3. dignity
    the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
    We share a common future, and we are here to find common ground so that we may help bring new dignity and respect to women and girls all over the world, and in so doing bring new strength and stability to families as well.
  4. compel
    force somebody to do something
    It is conferences like this that compel governments and peoples everywhere to listen, look, and face the world's most pressing problems.
  5. domestic
    of or involving the home or family
    Wasn't it after all--after the women's conference in Nairobi ten years ago--that the world focused for the first time on the crisis of domestic violence?
  6. flourish
    make steady progress
    What we are learning around the world is that if women are healthy and educated, their families will flourish.
  7. stake
    a right or legal share of something
    That is why every woman, every man, every child, every family, and every nation on this planet does have a stake in the discussion that takes place here.
  8. nurture
    help develop; help grow
    I have met working parents in Denmark who talk about the comfort they feel in knowing that their children can be cared for in safe and nurturing after-school centers.
  9. apartheid
    a social policy of racial segregation
    I have met women in South Africa who helped lead the struggle to end apartheid and are now helping to build a new democracy.
  10. literacy
    the ability to read and write
    I have met with the leading women of my own hemisphere who are working every day to promote literacy and better health care for children in their countries.
  11. livelihood
    the financial means whereby one supports oneself
    I have met women in India and Bangladesh who are taking out small loans to buy milk cows, or rickshaws, or thread in order to create a livelihood for themselves and their families.
  12. comprise
    form the substance of
    Women comprise more than half the world's population.
  13. primary
    of first rank or importance or value
    We are the primary caretakers for most of the world's children and elderly.
  14. succumb
    be fatally overwhelmed
    They are watching their children succumb to malnutrition caused by poverty and economic deprivation.
  15. threaten
    present a danger to
    I want to speak for those women in my own country, women who are raising children on the minimum wage, women who can't afford health care or child care, women whose lives are threatened by violence, including violence in their own homes.
Created on Fri Aug 29 13:34:00 EDT 2014 (updated Fri Aug 29 16:29:40 EDT 2014)

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