American Quote by Colleen Hanabusa

Hawaiis own Patsy Mink served as the first congresswoman of color and first Asian American woman in the House; she later sought the Democratic…

— Colleen Hanabusa

My friend Patsy Mink was a champion for social and economic justice, equality and civil rights for women and marginalized communities. She was a…

— Mazie Hirono

Shirley Chisholm is another one [political hero]. She was a dynamic speaker, and the first black woman to run for President.

— Donna Brazile

On Tuesday, Utah Candidate Mia Love became the first black Republican woman elected to Congress. She's also a Mormon. Yeah, a black female Republican…

— Jimmy Fallon

Utah could elect its first black Republican woman to Congress. In other words, Utah finally got one black person and the first thing they…

— Conan O'Brien

First woman of colour, first Black person and first Jewish woman elected to lead a major federal party - it was never going to…

— Annamie Paul

Senator [Bernie] Sanders is the only person who I think would characterize me, a woman running to be the first woman president, as exemplifying…

— Hillary Clinton

Susan Brooks is a hard-working public servant who has spent her career fighting for Hoosiers. In Congress, she was the first woman from Indiana…

— Mike Braun

Hillary Clinton is not the first woman to run for president. That title belongs to Victoria Woodhull, who ran for president in 1872. Her…

— Conan O'Brien

I wanted in my lifetime to vote for a radical Native American woman, since my vision of any future that we might have is…

— Alice Walker

Anderson [Cooper]!Hillary Clinton is running as the first female president who has a sitting president and first lady much more popular than she will…

— Anderson Cooper

In 220 years of American presidential politics, there had been no serious female major party contenders, though women had been campaigning for the presidency…

— Rebecca Traister