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2 unusual facts about Year of the Woman


Year of the Woman

In response, Senator Mikulski said, "Calling 1992 the Year of the Woman makes it sound like the Year of the Caribou or the Year of the Asparagus. We're not a fad, a fancy, or a year."

At a presidential debate at the University of Richmond, President George H. W. Bush was asked when his party might nominate a woman for President.


Midge Costanza

Moving to San Diego County, California in 1990, Costanza coached candidates for office in public speaking, serving as the coordinator for Barbara Boxer's winning United States Senate in the Year of the Woman, 1992, and as manager for Kathleen Brown's failed gubernatorial candidacy in 1994.


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