" From my involvement with the research, I have met many wonderful women from whom I have learned, among other things, that being a feminist means many things. It means being allowed to make choices - and then feeling comfortable with the choices we make. It means being accepted for who you are and what you believe in.

I learned that women all across Canada live the same kind of lives. Even though we're different races, different ages, different classes, we have a lot of common ground. We learned from each other and leaned on each other for support.

I learned from working with the other women that we all have a purpose in life and we are all connected in some way. No matter what we do as women, it is valuable and important and should be considered so. We have something to say and we should have room to say it. What we feel and experience counts.

Debbie Heagy, "Taking chances, making choices"