"Sad as it may seem, my experience with radical, upscale feminism only reinforced my growing mistrust of individual pride. The defense of abortion especially troubled me because of my inability to agree that any one of us should decide who has the right to live." Fox-Genovese
Years back, I had the pleasure to meet Elizabeth Fox-Genovese. She gave a lecture at my college and afterward, during a reception, she mingled with students. She was brilliant, witty and on the cutting edge of the cultural and societal issues of the day. As a convert to the Catholic faith, she devoted her mind and her considerable talents and energies to defending the dignity of the person from the nefarious onslaughts of the aging establishment from the 1960's. Fox-Genovese's conversion experience gave her peerless insights into the insurmountable contradictions dogging the Left and for that reason she is still feared by many, most particularly, in the pro-abortion camp. Her voice will be sorely missed, but she inspired many; and therein, her legacy rests secure. Robert P. George composed an eloquent tribute to her in National Review.
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=M2U0NzViMDdmZmViYjVlYjc2NTY0MzRkYjJlYzQzNDI=
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