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> [This was the first time a woman in Dallas had won public office of any kind - even women questioned whether or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-bernice-johnson/this-was-the-first-time-a-woman-in-dallas-had-won-public-office-of/)

[Eddie Bernice Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-bernice-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48e/eddie-bernice-johnson-25546_any_this-was-the-first-time-a-woman-in-dalla_730902.png)

> [Dallas was a Black and White society at that time; it didn't have the diversity it has now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-bernice-johnson/dallas-was-a-black-and-white-society-at-that-time-it-didn-t-have-the/)

[Eddie Bernice Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-bernice-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5e/eddie-bernice-johnson-25546_black_dallas-was-a-black-and-white-society-at_1846406.png)

> [During the election, I had three male opponents and we went into a runoff. The front runner for the men was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-bernice-johnson/during-the-election-i-had-three-male-opponents-and-we-went-into-a/)

[Eddie Bernice Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-bernice-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afd/eddie-bernice-johnson-25546_community_during-the-election-i-had-three-male-opp_3000081.jpg)

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## More by Eddie Bernice Johnson

> [We have to think about the future and what it is we want to accomplish from this party.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-bernice-johnson/we-have-to-think-about-the-future-and-what-it-is-we-want-to/)

[Eddie Bernice Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-bernice-johnson/)

> [I'm not the only one who feels the sting of continually losing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-bernice-johnson/i-m-not-the-only-one-who-feels-the-sting-of-continually-losing/)

[Eddie Bernice Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-bernice-johnson/)

> [Our first phase was inviting all the women Ambassadors who were here from other countries and trying to get in touch with all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-bernice-johnson/our-first-phase-was-inviting-all-the-women-ambassadors-who-were-here/)

[Eddie Bernice Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-bernice-johnson/)

> [There is not an issue that a woman cannot bring a perspective to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-bernice-johnson/there-is-not-an-issue-that-a-woman-cannot-bring-a-perspective-to/)

[Eddie Bernice Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-bernice-johnson/)

> [This was the first time a woman in Dallas had won public office of any kind - even women questioned whether or not I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-bernice-johnson/this-was-the-first-time-a-woman-in-dallas-had-won-public-office-of/)

[Eddie Bernice Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-bernice-johnson/)

> [There are still traces of discrimination against race and gender, but it's a lot different than when I started out. It just comes quietly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-bernice-johnson/there-are-still-traces-of-discrimination-against-race-and-gender-but/)

[Eddie Bernice Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-bernice-johnson/)

> [Our second phase was to develop a school curriculum that teaches tolerance, respect for differences, conflict resolution, anger management, and other attributes of peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-bernice-johnson/our-second-phase-was-to-develop-a-school-curriculum-that-teaches/)

[Eddie Bernice Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-bernice-johnson/)

> [Well, I happen to believe all business is female business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-bernice-johnson/well-i-happen-to-believe-all-business-is-female-business/)

[Eddie Bernice Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-bernice-johnson/)

> [I said we needed to organize women around the world to push peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-bernice-johnson/i-said-we-needed-to-organize-women-around-the-world-to-push-peace/)

[Eddie Bernice Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-bernice-johnson/)

> [Generally speaking, historically in this country, the care of a child has been thought of as female business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-bernice-johnson/generally-speaking-historically-in-this-country-the-care-of-a-child/)

[Eddie Bernice Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-bernice-johnson/)

> [It takes ground activity to stimulate that Black vote.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-bernice-johnson/it-takes-ground-activity-to-stimulate-that-black-vote/)

[Eddie Bernice Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-bernice-johnson/)

> [As lawmakers, we must assure the people of America that our nation will not experience the nightmare of the 2000 presidential election.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-bernice-johnson/as-lawmakers-we-must-assure-the-people-of-america-that-our-nation/)

[Eddie Bernice Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-bernice-johnson/)

> [We're going to have to look very seriously at what we're doing right or wrong because we just keep losing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-bernice-johnson/we-re-going-to-have-to-look-very-seriously-at-what-we-re-doing-right/)

[Eddie Bernice Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-bernice-johnson/)

> [Dallas was a Black and White society at that time; it didn't have the diversity it has now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-bernice-johnson/dallas-was-a-black-and-white-society-at-that-time-it-didn-t-have-the/)

[Eddie Bernice Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-bernice-johnson/)

> [We can't go all over the world killing people because we disagree with them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-bernice-johnson/we-can-t-go-all-over-the-world-killing-people-because-we-disagree/)

[Eddie Bernice Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-bernice-johnson/)

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