"Little Shirley grew up with a strong sense of her own destiny. Her early heroes were Mary McLeod Bethune, Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony."

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Civil rights activistsEducators from the United StatesWomen activists from the United States20th-century African-American womenActivists from South Carolina
Original Language: English

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April 1969 article in Shirley Chisholm: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations (2021)