Constance Baker Motley
(1921-2005)

African-American Judge, Civil Rights Advocate
1st African-American Woman Federal Judge
National Women's Hall of Fame

birthdate: September 14
birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut

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QUOTES

"When I went to law school, nobody heard of civil rights."

I rejected the notion that my race or sex would bar my success in life.

In this century, we have essentially repeated the gains and losses of the last. The next century promises more of the same.

Lack of encouragement never deterred me. I was the kind of person who would not be put down.

There appears to be no limit as to how far the women's revolution will take us.

Today's white majority is largely silent about the race question.

Something which we think is impossible now is not impossible in another decade.