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author_d_r_oestreicher's review
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Shirley Chisholm published The Good Fight in February 1973 amid the optimism of Roe v Wade being decided (7-2) in January 1973 and the pessimism of Nixon’s reelection (49 out of 50 states) in November 1972. Shirley Chisholm, a Black woman, sought the Democratic nomination for president to unite Blacks, women, youth, and other minorities. They lost to the “arrogant white intellectuals” who “were convinced that they knew what minorities, women and other groups needed. Why bring them in?” Fifty years later, little has changed except that Roe v Wade has been overturned.
For my extended notes: https://1book42day.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-good-fight-by-shirley-chisholm.html
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Graphic: Abortion, Murder, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Gun violence, and Sexism
book_fish's review
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Shirley Chisholm is amazing. Truly a woman ahead of her time. Reading this in 2024 us a terrible beautiful thing with how much is still so incredibly relevant.
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shirley chisholm is an absolute giant! a legend! icon of the century!