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Ethel D. Allen Quotes

1929–1981

Ethel D. Allen (May 8, 1929 – December 16, 1981) was an African-American politician and physician from the Republican Party, who served as the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under governor Dick Thornburgh for 10 months, between January and October 1979.

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I got promoted from the mail department to scheduling and appointments for the Philadelphia area.

I do take a relatively scientific approach to politics.

Like most people thought about movie stars, I thought about politicians.

I was turned down many times with the usual response that they had no facilities for women physicians.

If you push me, I may have to run against you, Mr. Mayor. And when I run, I win.

And although the discipline of Catholic schools does not permit open manifestations of racism, there were times when it was made very clear you were not expected to have intellectual achievement because black people were supposed to have smaller brains and all of that.

As a physician, Mr. President, I’d say your gut was anesthetized.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ethel D. Allen (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.