Thea Campbell

“Race is not, as I have often been reminded while working on this project, a system of classification: it is a system of oppression. There has never been, and I can't imagine how there could ever be, a way of classifying the peoples of the world that isn't also a way of controlling people.”
― Barbara Katz Rothman, Genetic Maps and Human Imaginations: The Limits of Science in Understanding Who We Are

“Attachment to praise and avoidance of criticism keeps us from doing innovative, controversial work and--more simply--from following the paths we feel called toward, whether or not those around us understand or approve.”
― Tara Mohr, Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead

“You don't need the technical understanding to make the moral judgments.”
― Barbara Katz Rothman, Genetic Maps and Human Imaginations: The Limits of Science in Understanding Who We Are

“We have disagreements as to what race does and ought to mean, but we have a remarkable consensus on what it is, without any ability to define it technically.”
― Barbara Katz Rothman, Genetic Maps and Human Imaginations: The Limits of Science in Understanding Who We Are