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demmiblue

(36,854 posts) Thu Mar 1, 2018, 05:59 PM Mar 2018

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Rep. Barbara Lee‏: On the first day of #WomensHistoryMonth, I want to share one of my favorite...

Rep. Barbara Lee ?Verified account @RepBarbaraLee

On the first day of #WomensHistoryMonth, I want to share one of my favorite photos from the @librarycongress – my mentor, Shirley Chisholm, meeting with Rosa Parks.

In their time, both women were called radicals. Today, they are celebrated as visionaries. #BlackGirlMagic

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Rep. Barbara Lee‏: On the first day of #WomensHistoryMonth, I want to share one of my favorite... (Original Post) demmiblue Mar 2018 OP

K & R!!!! 50 Shades Of Blue Mar 2018 #1

KIck nini Mar 2018 #2

me too. barbtries Mar 2018 #3

Barbara Lee, true hero, the only member of Congress to vote against the horrific AUMF in 2001 Exotica Mar 2018 #4

Strongest K&R suffragette Mar 2018 #5

Lovely malaise Mar 2018 #6

K&R! Incredible photo! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2018 #7

50 Shades Of Blue

(9,999 posts)

1. K & R!!!!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Mar 1, 2018, 05:59 PM

Mar 2018

nini

(16,672 posts)

2. KIck

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Thu Mar 1, 2018, 06:01 PM

Mar 2018

I loved Shirley Chisholm. One of my first political heroes!

barbtries

(28,795 posts)

3. me too.

Reply to nini (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 1, 2018, 06:28 PM

Mar 2018

i was too young to vote.

Exotica

(1,461 posts)

4. Barbara Lee, true hero, the only member of Congress to vote against the horrific AUMF in 2001

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Mar 1, 2018, 06:35 PM

Mar 2018

16 Years Ago, Barbara Lee’s Warning Against the AUMF Was Ignored. Nevertheless, She Persisted.

https://www.thenation.com/article/16-years-ago-barbara-lees-warning-against-the-aumf-was-ignored-nevertheless-she-persisted/

suffragette

(12,232 posts)

5. Strongest K&R

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Thu Mar 1, 2018, 06:44 PM

Mar 2018

malaise

(269,005 posts)

6. Lovely

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Thu Mar 1, 2018, 06:48 PM

Mar 2018

Thanks

Rhiannon12866

(205,405 posts)

7. K&R! Incredible photo!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 02:49 AM

Mar 2018

My Dad was fortunate enough to meet Shirley Chisholm back in the day and became a lifelong fan...

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