“I'm no lady; I'm a member of Congress, and I'll proceed on that basis.” - Mary Norton, the first female Democrat ever elected to Congress entirely on her own merits, rather than creeping in on the coattails of a deceased spouse.
Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 153.
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No Lady, Member of Congress, Mary Norton
“I'm no lady; I'm a member of Congress, and I'll proceed on that basis.” - Mary Norton, the first female Democrat ever elected to Congress entirely on her own merits, rather than creeping in on the coattails of a deceased spouse.
Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 153.
Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 153.
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