Victorine Q. Adams Quotes

African American politician in Baltimore

Victorine Quille Adams (née Quille; April 28, 1912 – January 8, 2006) was the first African-American woman to serve on the Baltimore City Council.

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I have paid my dues to Baltimore. I feel I should be regarded not only as (a) wife but as a woman who has used her influence and affluence to better the community in which she lives.

I should be regarded not only as the wife of Willie Adams but as a woman who has used her influence and affluence to better the community in which she lives.