breaking barriers quotes

Here’s the thing: every office I’ve run for I was the first to win. First person of color. First woman. First woman of color. Every time.

In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits.

I’m not going to limit myself just because people won’t accept the fact that I can do something else.

Our goal in the ’70s was to end the closed door era. There were so many things that were off limits to women: policing, firefighting, mining, piloting planes.