Nancy Pelosi

They were right there. And I could hear them say, at last, we have a seat at the table. Yeah. And then they were gone. And my first response was, we want more. We want more women. We want more diversity and the rest. But the lesson, the reason I tell the story is I'm standing on their shoulders. Imagine they started in the middle of the 19th century for women to have the right to vote. Vote.

It took a long time, and it's been a long time. I'm standing on their shoulders, all of us in Congress are standing on their shoulders, and others are standing on ours. When I first went to Congress, there were 23 women, 12 Democrats, 11 Republicans, out of 435 members of the House. What the hell? What is this?

It took a long time, and it's been a long time. I'm standing on their shoulders, all of us in Congress are standing on their shoulders, and others are standing on ours. When I first went to Congress, there were 23 women, 12 Democrats, 11 Republicans, out of 435 members of the House. What the hell? What is this?

So we made a decision on our side that we would reach out, that we would— We would fund. We would mentor, teach, all the rest of that. Some people self-recruited, and that was beautiful. In this Congress, we had 96 Democratic women, 96. The Republicans got up to 30-something, I think. But we had three times that. We want more.

So we made a decision on our side that we would reach out, that we would— We would fund. We would mentor, teach, all the rest of that. Some people self-recruited, and that was beautiful. In this Congress, we had 96 Democratic women, 96. The Republicans got up to 30-something, I think. But we had three times that. We want more.

And then, of course, we want to see women, whatever it is, whether it's security, whether it's corporate America, whether it's academia, whatever it is. Entertainment, whatever it is, we want to see more women in leadership roles making those decisions. I know. Think of it. This is in 2005. Right. More than 150 years since they started with a woman having the right to vote.

And then, of course, we want to see women, whatever it is, whether it's security, whether it's corporate America, whether it's academia, whatever it is. Entertainment, whatever it is, we want to see more women in leadership roles making those decisions. I know. Think of it. This is in 2005. Right. More than 150 years since they started with a woman having the right to vote.

By the way, I'm wearing a suffragette necklace today. Good, good, good, good.

By the way, I'm wearing a suffragette necklace today. Good, good, good, good.

We owe them so much. We do. We owe them so much, and we all have a responsibility to be suffragists as we move them forward. There's lots more we have to get done. And we have to, at some point, have a woman president.

We owe them so much. We do. We owe them so much, and we all have a responsibility to be suffragists as we move them forward. There's lots more we have to get done. And we have to, at some point, have a woman president.

Well, first of all, poor Paul. I mean, wonderful Paul. This marriage was not something he bargained for. Is this your way of giving him an out right now? No. No, it's just how we laugh about it. Yeah. But see, before, my thought was that I was going to law school and I was going to do this, that. Then I got married, had five children, six years, seven days.

Well, first of all, poor Paul. I mean, wonderful Paul. This marriage was not something he bargained for. Is this your way of giving him an out right now? No. No, it's just how we laugh about it. Yeah. But see, before, my thought was that I was going to law school and I was going to do this, that. Then I got married, had five children, six years, seven days.

Serious. Why did you cut it off at five? Did you think you might have more or that was it then? No, I think five was it. I mean, there are all kinds of things that were going on at that very same time. And by the way, as I say to women, when you're taking inventory of your accomplishments, give yourself a gold star for being a mom because there's no multitasking.

Serious. Why did you cut it off at five? Did you think you might have more or that was it then? No, I think five was it. I mean, there are all kinds of things that were going on at that very same time. And by the way, as I say to women, when you're taking inventory of your accomplishments, give yourself a gold star for being a mom because there's no multitasking.

Endeavor like that. Nothing. Nothing like it. Nothing like it. You're called upon to do everything all the time. Right. Yeah, and at first years, it was all about the kids. I didn't even have a chance to wash my face sometimes. When you have five little children crawling around, you don't even have time to wash your face. Yeah, right.

Endeavor like that. Nothing. Nothing like it. Nothing like it. You're called upon to do everything all the time. Right. Yeah, and at first years, it was all about the kids. I didn't even have a chance to wash my face sometimes. When you have five little children crawling around, you don't even have time to wash your face. Yeah, right.

But you're so hardworking, I guess, so intensely involved that once they're in school all day, you think you're going to save the world. Right. Right? Yeah. You've been taking care of five children all day. And we had our systems and all the rest of that about how we would spend time at the park and this and that. And now they're in school all day. Oh, my gosh.

But you're so hardworking, I guess, so intensely involved that once they're in school all day, you think you're going to save the world. Right. Right? Yeah. You've been taking care of five children all day. And we had our systems and all the rest of that about how we would spend time at the park and this and that. And now they're in school all day. Oh, my gosh.

Is that when you became library commissioner? No, no. They were little when I became that. Oh, I see. So that wasn't as demanding a time as being the chair of the party or something like that. Right, right, right. I'll show you a picture one of these days of my getting sworn in. They're crawling on the table. They're crawling under the table. They were little kids, the little ones. So the first—