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thebword · Super Moderator

9/16 - Quote Quiz

Hillarysmygirl16 · Administrator

I voted for Bella this time.

Alex · Diamond

Hey, look at me, I'm opening a sticky note! Normally, honestly, I don't notice them much.

I'm voting for Bella Abzug, and I must admit, HMG influenced my answer. Hope we got it right.

thebword · Super Moderator

Building 4112 · Moderator

Lucy Stone's mother, 13 Aug 1818:

When told of the sex of the new baby, she said sadly, "Oh, dear! I am sorry it is a girl.
A woman's life is so hard!"

thebword · Super Moderator

Shirley Chisholm

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

quote link: http://www.feministezine.com/feminist/quotes/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Chisholm
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an Americanpolitician, educator, and author.^[1] She was a Congresswoman, representing New York's 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1968, she became the first blackwoman elected to Congress.^[2] On January 25, 1972, she became the first major-party black candidate for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination (Margaret Chase Smith had previously run for the Republican presidential nomination).^[2] She received 152 first-ballot votes at the 1972 Democratic National Convention.^[2]^[3]

Alex · Diamond

I LOVE Shirley Chisholm! A woman with a lot to admire.

thebword wrote:

Shirley Chisholm

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

quote link: http://www.feministezine.com/feminist/quotes/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Chisholm
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an Americanpolitician, educator, and author.^[1] She was a Congresswoman, representing New York's 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1968, she became the first blackwoman elected to Congress.^[2] On January 25, 1972, she became the first major-party black candidate for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination (Margaret Chase Smith had previously run for the Republican presidential nomination).^[2] She received 152 first-ballot votes at the 1972 Democratic National Convention.^[2]^[3]