Shirley Chisholm (Shirley Anita Chisholm) Quotes

One distressing thing is the way men react to women who assert their equality: their ultimate weapon is to call them unfeminine. They think she is anti-male; they even whisper that she's probably a lesbian.

Shirley Chisholm

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• One distressing thing is the way men react to women who assert their equality: their ultimate weapon is to call them unfeminine. They think she is anti-male; they even whisper that she's probably a lesbian.

  

  Shirley Chisholm
  • Way
  • Weapons
  • Ultimate