The woman of action was ordered to remain quiet for months in a dark room, or become blind.
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The idea that Cinderella had to be the most beautiful womanintheroom, with the most gorgeous dress and coveted shoes, is what guided him and Weitzman, Long says.
And one part of my brain - the part that knows what it's like to be the first womanintheroom - be it the newsroom or the boardroom - kept whispering, you go girl.
Strategizing with civil rights leaders, holding her own, the only womanintheroom, Queen Esther to this Moses Generation -- even as she led the National Council of Negro Women with vision and energy -- (applause) -- with vision and energy, vision and class.