Yes, you did read the title correctly.  CAP President Cathi Herrod, one of the top conservative leaders in Arizona, was once a self-proclaimed "liberal feminist."  A great spotlight article in the Arizona Guardian details what motivates Cathi and why she is so involved in this work. 

Here is just a sampling of the interview with Cathi Herrod.  Make sure you click here to read the rest.   

But Cathi Herrod, who is in her fifth year as CAP's president, said she hasn't always been a conservative. "In my college years I would have characterized myself as a liberal feminist," she said. "I didn't always hold these views."

Herrod said her life experiences made her change her opinions. First, seeing her own parents get divorced as a young girl, then becoming a mom herself.

"If there's a turning point it would be having children and feeling the responsibility as a mother to speak out on what was going on in the culture and how it impacted my children as well as other families," she said.

Q. Let's start from the beginning. What made you want to go into politics?

A. I've been a political junkie for as long as I can remember. As a young girl I read the newspapers, my grandfather was on the city council and school board, so I've always had an interest in public policy. One of the big surprises in my life was to be kept as (CAP's) president. I've never had a definite career plan, for years I was a stay-at-home mom and loved being a stay-at-home mom. I believe I am called to this work and I enjoy it. I consider it an obligation and a privilege to participate in what happens in government.

Q. So what about the issues makes you so passionate?

A. My concern is what's happened to the family over the last 30 years. I'm concerned about the world that my two children will have, about my legacy as a parent. I'm concerned about issues like the sanctity of human life, the sanctity of marriage, religious freedom. I'm certainly motivated by what I see happening to women.

Q. Many people who criticize your organization have the same argument, that government shouldn't dictate how they live.

A. You look at the issue of abortion and you look at everything that medical technology has showed us about the life of the preborn child. I believe a main goal of government is to protect human life. One of the most significant issues facing our government is protecting the defenseless and protecting preborn life. I think we've also seen over the last 37 years that abortion hurts women. To our opponents I believe that if we can set aside politics on a lot of these issues and really talk about the merits and what's at stake, I think we could find a lot more agreement.