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Cora Brown Quotes

1914–1972

Cora Mae Brown (April 19, 1914 – December 17, 1972) was the first African-American woman elected (rather than appointed) to a state senate in the United States. She won her seat in the Michigan Senate in 1952.

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I have found sex a greater handicap than ever.

It wasn’t too hard to sell the women on voting for me. I found there is a little loyalty in our sex.

I don’t expect much opposition because I am a woman. I haven’t found that too difficult a ‘handicap’ to overcome.

These women voters have awakened and they expect their views to be properly represented. Women have always been able to bring sound and humane reasoning into everyday life. I believe they are the hope of the country.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Cora Brown (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.