when I first announced that I was running for Congress, both male and females advised me, as they had when I ran for the New York State Assembly, go back to teaching, a woman's vocation, and leave the politics to men. (Shirley Chisholm)

when I first announced that I was running for Congress, both male and females advised me, as they had when I ran for the New York State Assembly, go back to teaching, a woman's vocation, and leave the politics to men.

Shirley Chisholm

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