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Sharice Davids: “This is a tough place to be a woman. I’ve been put down, and pushed aside, knocked out.”

On the recordMay 28, 2025
This is a tough place to be a woman. I’ve been put down, and pushed aside, knocked out.
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Sharice Davids
Democratic · Kansas

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Davids reflects on her struggles as a woman in politics and her fighting spirit.

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