"Nevertheless, she persisted."
If you follow politics, or just aren't living under a rock, I'm sure you've seen the words "Nevertheless, she persisted" floating around in your Twitter feed somewhere. This is referencing Mitch McConnell keeping Elizabeth Warren from speaking during a debate over the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions.
Warren isn't the first women to suffer through an attempt of forced silence.
For example:
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
Susan B. Anthony was raised in a Quaker family with deep roots in activism and social justice and became an advocate for women’s suffrage, women’s property rights and the abolition of slavery.
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to receive a medical degree from an American medical school, after overcoming several odds against her, including admittance to an all-male institution and financing medical school.
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
Marie Curie became the first woman Professor of General Physics in the Faculty of Sciences at the Sorbonne in 1906. She had Masters Degrees in both physics and mathematical sciences and was the first woman to obtain a Doctor of Science degree. Madame Curie was also the first person to win two Nobel Prizes.
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
Mother Teresa was a Catholic nun. Her international charity work included helping evacuate hospital patients in war torn Lebanon, doing earthquake relief in Armenia, and ministering to famine victims in Ethiopia. Among many other honors, Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for "work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitutes a threat to peace.”
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
Wangari Muaathai was a Kenyan scientist, professor, environmental and political activist. She was the first woman in East or Central Africa to earn a doctorate degree and is credited with founding the Green Belt Movement, a community initiative that seeks to empower women through civic education and environmental stewardship.
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, human rights activist, and the first female judge in Iran. After Khomeini’s revolution in 1979 she was dismissed as a judge. She then opened a legal practice to defend people being persecuted by the authorities.
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
Dr. Mae Jamison is the first African-American female astronaut. Before her career at NASA, she worked in a Cambodian refugee camp in Thailand and served in the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani advocate for girls education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate. In 2009, when Malala was eleven she began blogging about life under the Taliban, speaking out directly against their threats to close girls’ schools.
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
These three words sum up what women have been going through since basically, forever. It will continue to be an anthem for women everywhere.
Warren isn't the first women to suffer through an attempt of forced silence.
For example:
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
Susan B. Anthony was raised in a Quaker family with deep roots in activism and social justice and became an advocate for women’s suffrage, women’s property rights and the abolition of slavery.
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to receive a medical degree from an American medical school, after overcoming several odds against her, including admittance to an all-male institution and financing medical school.
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
Marie Curie became the first woman Professor of General Physics in the Faculty of Sciences at the Sorbonne in 1906. She had Masters Degrees in both physics and mathematical sciences and was the first woman to obtain a Doctor of Science degree. Madame Curie was also the first person to win two Nobel Prizes.
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
Mother Teresa was a Catholic nun. Her international charity work included helping evacuate hospital patients in war torn Lebanon, doing earthquake relief in Armenia, and ministering to famine victims in Ethiopia. Among many other honors, Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for "work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitutes a threat to peace.”
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
Wangari Muaathai was a Kenyan scientist, professor, environmental and political activist. She was the first woman in East or Central Africa to earn a doctorate degree and is credited with founding the Green Belt Movement, a community initiative that seeks to empower women through civic education and environmental stewardship.
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, human rights activist, and the first female judge in Iran. After Khomeini’s revolution in 1979 she was dismissed as a judge. She then opened a legal practice to defend people being persecuted by the authorities.
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
Dr. Mae Jamison is the first African-American female astronaut. Before her career at NASA, she worked in a Cambodian refugee camp in Thailand and served in the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani advocate for girls education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate. In 2009, when Malala was eleven she began blogging about life under the Taliban, speaking out directly against their threats to close girls’ schools.
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
These three words sum up what women have been going through since basically, forever. It will continue to be an anthem for women everywhere.
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