Sally Field gave us just about the last memorable moment at the Oscars. And now, God bless her, she’s done the same for the Emmys:

I’m not finished. I have to finish talking … if the mothers ruled the world there would be no goddamn wars in the first place.

Not bad – but in the parochial narcissistic myopia stakes not quite as exquisitely formulated as this line (from Kate O’Beirne’s book) by Stephanie Davis, executive director of Atlanta’s Women’s Foundation:

The feminism I think of is the one that embodies inclusivity, multiculturalism and the ability to change the world through the humanity that women do bring. If there were women in power in representative numbers — 52 per cent — I think that the World Trade Center would still be standing.

Indeed. Fortunately, in legislatures around the world, you can find more and more moms – like this one. And many other members of the sisterhood are also politically active. You can even read a book or two about it.

Meanwhile, I wonder if at some future awards ceremony a plucky Hollywood feminist might like to put in a word for a women’s issue on which Sally Field is mum.