February 2012
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Feb 16th
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Feb 13th
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“I know that we need diversity in the Senate, and we need people who come to the...”
– Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.) on 2012 elections. 
Feb 5th
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Feb 1st
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January 2012
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Jan 29th
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“Politics is a job that needs doing—by anyone who is interested enough to train...”
– Rep. Helen Gahagan Douglas (D-CA) She was the first Democratic woman elected to Congress from California. 
Jan 29th
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Jan 29th
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“So let me put colleges and universities on notice: If you can’t stop tuition...”
– President Barack Obama during his State of the Union address.
Jan 25th
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Jan 18th
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Jan 17th
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Jan 17th
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Jan 17th
“Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent...”
– Shirley Chisholm (via brandx)
Jan 16th
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Jan 16th
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Jan 13th
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Jan 11th
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“Before I leave this Earth, I would like to know they have given women the same...”
– Representative Martha Wright Griffiths (D- Michigan)   She served in Congress from 1955 to 1974. 
Jan 11th
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TWHP in the Media: No Women Running for President... →
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Jan 5th
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“I think it’s about time we voted for senators with breasts. We’ve...”
– Claire Sargent In 1992, Claire Sargent ran as a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Arizona. She was defeated by Incumbent Republican Senator John McCain. 
Jan 4th
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Jan 3rd
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Jan 3rd
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December 2011
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312 days until the 2012 elections. Are you a... →
Dec 30th
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Dec 30th
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“Britain needed a Margaret Thatcher. I intend to be America’s Iron Lady and...”
– Republican Presidential candidate, Rep. Michele Bachmann (MN-6) She just compared herself to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher! Wow.
Dec 29th
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Dec 29th
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Dec 29th
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EMILY's List: GOP Presidential Scorecard  →
Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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“When you ask a man to run, he says, ‘Okay, but the party is going to have to do...”
– Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)
Dec 27th
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“Senator, I am one of them. You do not seem to understand who I am. I am a black...”
– Patricia Roberts Harris She was the first African American woman to be a member of a presidential cabinet. Harris was also the first African American woman appointed to a U.S. ambassadorship.
Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 22nd
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“You’re [Republicans] walking out, you’re walking away, just as so many...”
– House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) 
Dec 21st
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Dec 21st