122 Quotes by Shirley Chisholm

Of my two ‘handicaps,’ being female put more obstacles in my path than being black.

The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: It’s a girl.

At present, our country needs women’s idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else.

We must reject not only the stereotypes that others hold of us, but also the stereotypes that we hold of ourselves.

Liberty and justice for all” were beautiful words, but the ugly fact was that liberty and justice were only for white males.

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.

Following along the path of her role models, Shirley knew that if she waited for permission, she’d never receive her turn.

That’s what’s wrong with the country. There are too many ‘good soldiers’ accepting too many bad decisions.

Lincoln didn’t just end slavery. King didn’t just dream segregation away. Parks didn’t just get tired one day. It is often the unrecognized actions of previous generations that push a society to eventually embrace mantras such as hope, equality, change, and other ideals, which transform the political landscape. Chisholm’s actions remind us that there are hundreds of forgotten foot soldiers in history that helped to bring these watershed moments to fruition. For.