Change Quote by Mazie Hirono
“My friend Patsy Mink was a champion for social and economic justice, equality and civil rights for women and marginalized communities. She was a trailblazer who never backed down from a challenge and whose work in Hawaii and Congress brought positive change to the lives of women, children, and minorities in Hawaii and across the country.”
![“Shirley Chisholm is another one [political hero]. She was a dynamic speaker, and the first black woman to run for President.” quote by Donna Brazile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a0b/donna-brazile-2392_black_shirley-chisholm-is-another-one-politica_1629957.jpg)
![“[Rosa Louise] Parks used to say, "Everybody looks at me because I sat down once in Montgomery, but the real hero is a woman named Septima Clark."She created the Citizenship Schools [where civil-rights activists taught basic literacy and political education classes].” quote by Marian Wright Edelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f70/marian-wright-edelman-2216_activist_rosa-louise-parks-used-to-say-everybody_3221562.jpg)
