"...there was the annual Fourth of July picketing at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. ...I thought it was ridiculous to have to go there in a skirt. But I did it anyway because it was something that might possibly have an effect. I remember walking around in my little white blouse and skirt and tourists standing there eating their ice cream cones and watching us like the zoo had opened."

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Source: Martha Smith on: The Impact of the Bravo Test. PBS interview for Race for the Superbomb on American Experience,

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Martha Shelley

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Martha Shelley is a prominent feminist activist and writer known for her influential contributions to women's rights and social justice.

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