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Of my two handicaps, being female put many more obstacles in my path than being black.

— Shirley Chisholm

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I don't measure America by its achievement but by its potential.

Unbought and Unbossed (1970)

When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses.

Unbought and Unbossed (1970)

The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says, 'It's a girl.'

Anthology : Quotations and Sayings of People of Color (1973)

We must reject the thought of Saint Paul who said, “let the woman marry in silence."

Speech (1972)

The Constitution they wrote was designed to protect the rights of white, male citizens. As there were no black Founding Fathers, there were no founding mothers — a great pity, on both counts.

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There is a Lady sweet and kind,
Was never face so pleased my mind;
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And yet I love her till I die.

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To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man's injustice to woman.

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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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