Abandon Quote by Madam C. J. Walker

It still amazes and fascinates me that women of color have kept my work alive for these many generations.

— Ntozake Shange

I feel like, as a person of color, I've always been kind of doing the work against the tide.

— Jacqueline Woodson

An old medical friend gave me some excellent practical advice. He said: "You will have for some time to go much oftener down steps…

— William Crawford Williamson

Don't think that because you have to go down in the wash-tub that you are any less a lady!

— Madam C. J. Walker

Behind every working woman is an enormous pile of unwashed laundry.

— Barbara Dale

Not enough people enjoy working with color, which delights and inspires me.

— Peter Marino

At first, things weren't going my way. I was something new - no one was going to take a chance on a black artist…

— Jimmie Allen

When I was young, I only ever wanted a job where, when I went home, I didn't have to get a wash.

— John Bishop

My big entrance into this industry was playing an enslaved person, which is an absolute clich of people of color.

— Rege-Jean Page

I used to be a window cleaner. I got fired because I sometimes liked to drink the soapy water.

— Jamelia

English women would rather go out and buy a washing machine than shop for clothes.

— Trinny Woodall

When you get into this industry and the restrictions placed on women, first, and then on women on color, next? Yeah, this business comes…

— Teyonah Parris