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The following is a chronological list of political catchphrases throughout the history of the United States government. This is not necessarily a list of historical quotes, but phrases that have been commonly referenced or repeated within various political contexts.
Better dead than Red – anti-Communist slogan; Black is beautiful – political slogan of a cultural movement that began in the 1960s by African Americans; Black Lives Matter – decentralized social movement that began in 2013 following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African American teen Trayvon Martin; popularized in the United States following 2014 protests in ...
Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." [19] – Poplar Bluff, Missouri, September 6, 2004 "I'm going to put people in my place, so when the history of this administration is written at least there's an authoritarian voice saying exactly what happened."
The officers at the polling station in Chedema village in India's tiny mountain state of Nagaland had arrived the day before, all of them women on electoral duty for the first time.
The history of women's rights in Australia is a contradictory one: while Australia led the world in women's suffrage rights in the 19th century, it has been very slow in recognizing women's professional rights – it was not until 1966 that its marriage bar was removed. [140]
According to fact-checking site Snopes, they found no record of Trump saying this in 1998 or any other time according to their research. In the 1980s and 1990s, Trump had talked about politics and ...
Her record was surpassed in 2012 by Mikulski, who served a total of 40 years in Congress from 1977 to 2017 (10 years in the House of Representatives and 30 years in the Senate). Maxine Waters and Eleanor Holmes Norton , both inaugurated in 1991, are the longest-serving African-American women (and women of color) in the House.
Laura Clay and Cora Wilson Stewart received one vote apiece at the 1920 Democratic National Convention on the 33rd and 36th ballots, respectively. They were the first women voted for as candidates for president at the national convention of a major American political party. [9]