Carol Moseley Braun

thumb|right|Braun in 1993 Carol Moseley Braun (born 16 August 1947) is a former U.S. Senator, an American diplomat, politician, and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999. Prior to her Senate tenure, Moseley Braun was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1979 to 1988 and served as Cook County Recorder of Deeds from 1988 to 1992. Quotes The Islamic community today is faced with a new version of an old struggle. My late mother used to say it doesn't matter whether you came to this country on the Mayflower or on a slave ship, through Ellis Island or the Rio Grande. We're all in the same boat now. 40th Cconvention of the Islamic Society of North America Speech, (September 6, 2004) Ketanji Brown Jackson questioning appealing to the worst instincts of the American people Moseley Braun: Ketanji Brown Jackson questioning ‘appealing to the worst instincts of the American people’ (March 25, 2022) There’s a word, and the word is called misogynoir. And that word describes the double whammy that women of color have to face: You’re vulnerable on the issue of gender, and you’re vulnerable on the issue of race. The US’s first Black woman senator on what Ketanji Brown Jackson brings to the Supreme Court (April 7, 2022) External links Category:Political leaders Category:Members of the United States Senate Category:Living people Category:United States presidential candidates, 2004 Category:Diplomats of the United States Category:Lawyers from the United States Category:Politicians from Chicago Category:21st-century African-American politicians Category:Feminists from the United States Category:Christians from the United States Category:21st-century American women politicians Category:Women born in the 1940s Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians Category:Women in law Category:University of Chicago alumni Category:Women diplomats Category:State legislators of the United States Category:United States Ambassadors to New Zealand and Samoa