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> [...I discovered that I could take a risk and survive. I could march in Philadelphia. I could go out in the street and be gay evenin a dress or a skirt without getting shot. Each victory gave me courage for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-shelley/i-discovered-that-i-could-take-a-risk-and-survive-i-could-march-in/)

Martha Shelley

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## More by Martha Shelley

> [...I discovered that I could take a risk and survive. I could march in Philadelphia. I could go out in the street and be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-shelley/i-discovered-that-i-could-take-a-risk-and-survive-i-could-march-in/)

Martha Shelley

> [...there was the annual Fourth of July picketing at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. ...I thought it was ridiculous to have to go there in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-shelley/there-was-the-annual-fourth-of-july-picketing-at-independence-hall-in/)

Martha Shelley

> [A woman who doesn't care what men think of her - ah, this is dangerous. This is the worst conceivable insult to the male…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-shelley/a-woman-who-doesn-t-care-what-men-think-of-her-ah-this-is-dangerous/)

Martha Shelley

> [I have met many feminists who were not Lesbians but I have never met a Lesbian who was not a feminist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-shelley/i-have-met-many-feminists-who-were-not-lesbians-but-i-have-never-met/)

Martha Shelley

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