I had met far more discrimination because I am a woman than because I am black. — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
Don't list to those who say YOU CAN'T. Listen to the voice inside yourself that says, I CAN. — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
It is obvious that discrimination exists. Women do not have the opportunities that men do. And women that do not conform to the system,… — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
Legal discrimination between the sexes is, in almost every instance, founded on outmoded views of society and the pre-scientific beliefs about psychology and physiology.… — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt. — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need to escape from a harsh reality. There are more… — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
The liberals in the House strongly resemble liberals I have known through the last two decades in the civil rights conflict. When it comes… — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
I am not antiwhite, because I understand that white people, like black ones, are victims of a racist society. They are products of their… — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: It's a girl. — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
I had met far more discrimination because I am a woman than because I am black. — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
Some fine men are in Congress, too few, trying to do a responsible job. But they are surrounded and almost neutralized by a greater… — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
“Following along the path of her role models, Shirley knew that if she waited for permission, she’d never receive her turn.” — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
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