Maya Angelou

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It's in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Maya Angelou

Phenomenal Woman

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Topic

Women

Author

Maya Angelou

Source

Phenomenal Woman

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1978 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Angelou, Maya. "Phenomenal Woman." And Still I Rise. Random House, 1978, I. 6.

Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.

Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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Topic

Children Ignorance is bliss

Author

Maya Angelou

Source

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Random House, 1969.

You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.

Maya Angelou

Still I Rise

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Topic

Resilience Inner strength

Author

Maya Angelou

Source

Still I Rise

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1978 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Angelou, Maya. "And Still I Rise." And Still I Rise. Random House, 1978, I. 21.

It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive.

Maya Angelou

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Topic

Forgiveness

Speaker

Maya Angelou

Source

O, The Oprah Magazine

Medium

Magazine

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Angelou, Maya. "Oprah Talks to Maya Angelou." O, The Oprah Magazine, May 2013.

History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.

Maya Angelou

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Topic

History repeating itself Effects of the past The past

Author

Maya Angelou

Source

On the Pulse of Morning

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Angelou, Maya. "On the Pulse of Morning." First Inauguration of President Bill Clinton. 20 Jan. 1993, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong.

Maya Angelou

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Topic

Truth Standing up for what's right Taking action Activism Progress

Speaker

Maya Angelou

Source

The West Interview: Maya Angelous San Jose Mercury News

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Angelou, Maya. "The West Interview: Maya Angelou." Interviewed by Sal Manna. San Jose Mercury News, 22 June 1986.

I want to write so that the reader in Des Moines, Iowa, in Kowloon, China, in Cape Town, South Africa, can say, "You know, that's the truth. I wasn't there, and I wasn't a six-foot black girl, but that's the truth."

Maya Angelou

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Topic

Universality of literature Power of literature Writing

Speaker

Maya Angelou

Source

Time Magazine

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Angelou, Maya. Interviewed by Belinda Luscome. Time, 8 Apr. 2013.