Shirley Chisholm

“After this is over, I’ve done my thing for America. This is my legacy for the folks. Somebody has to have the guts to show the others we can do it.”

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“I celebrate having been a witness to her life, and mourn her passing because she was special, and we may not see her equal again.”

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‘New York has a long history of radical women who have stood at the helm of social movements, often in times of great social ferment.’

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