Patricia Solis Doyle:  “Before I begin by looking at you, I just have to say all of you are a force to be reckoned with. My name is Patty Soils Doyle and I have had the privilege for working for Hillary Clinton for sixteen years, from the start of her husband first presidential campaign to the end of her own presidential campaign in 2008. During which that I had the opportunity to work with dozens of the world leading women, economists, journalists, members of Congress, cabinet secretaries and CEOs. As a result I’ve dedicated my career in government and politic to helping women advance. For me activist like Soona Samsami, head of the Women’s Freedom Forum, who I had the chance to work with last year and Shadi Sadr who led the campaign to stop the stoning of women in Iran, and of course Madam Maryam Rajavi who’s ten point plan for the future of Iran are a true inspiration, a fuel that keeps us all going. They’ve each focused on the atrocities going on in Iran but their goals and their courage are universal.
Brave women leaders don’t just endorse policies that help women; they put women in key positions and create a work environment that allows them to have careers and raise a family. They also seem to be approaching problems in a much more holistic way, like Hillary’s argument in Beijing, Madam Rajavi’s argument is simple enough. The fight for women’s equality is indistinguishable from the fight for global peace. In this way Maryam and Hillary are very similar. They both have devoted their careers to the same cause, fighting for women to have access to information, fighting for gender equality and political and social economic arenas and fighting for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In supporting Madam Rajavi I hope we all follow the example of those women in Beijing. If opponents call your agenda radical be one of the tens of thousands of women committed enough to prove them wrong. If your opponent shuts down the busses find your way there anyway and if someone blocks the gate you stair them down until they let you pass.”