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I think what makes that extra complicated is that we're living in a moment where we're told that great leaders are authentic leaders.

— Alicia Menendez

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I know the enormous joy of feeling that your life has been dedicated to helping others, and also the enormous frustration of public life.

But the truth is that without my gringa mother, I might not be as proud to be Latina as I am today.

Be ambitious, be wildly ambitious, because if you constantly run up against people who are telling you ‘no,’ ambition is the only thing that motors you through.

You can’t have a private life as an elected official. It’s not a family-friendly institution.

Women and girls across cultures are socialized to care what other people think about them.

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