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is dedicated to telling the stories of amazing women who helped shape America. We want to inspire women to follow their dreams and make their lives extraordinary.
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“There is a significant moral difference between a person who commits a violent crime and a person who tries to cross a border illegally in order to put food on the family table. Such migrants may violate our laws against illicit entry, but if that's all they do they are trespassers, not criminals. They deserve to have their dignity respected.”
Madeline Albright
1937 –
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“What do I think about the way most people dress? Most people are not something one thinks about.”
Diana Vreeland
1903 – 1989
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“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
Rosa Parks
1913 – 2005
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“If it's a woman, it's caustic; if it's a man, it's authoritative.”
Barbara Walters
1929 –
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“You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.”
Mary Pickford
1892 – 1979
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“When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses.”
Shirley Chisholm
1924 – 2005
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“Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else.”
Margaret Mead
1901 – 1979
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“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”
Carrie Chapman Catt
1859 – 1947
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“Don’t drown in self-pity. Swish your feet a little, then get out and play”.”
Kay Yow
1942 – 2009
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“When you play, when you win the gold medal, you aren’t just playing for yourself, you aren’t just winning the medal for yourselves. You’re winning it for thousands of little girls across the country who want to do what you’re doing.”
Patsy Mink
1927 – 2002
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“You know, you go home and you try on a new mascara, and I guess a male CEO can't do that.”
Andrea Jung
1959 –
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