--- ---  # Senator Warren’s Silencing Inspires ‘Nevertheless She Persisted’ T-Shirts by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Feb 10, 2017 4:48 PM UTC  Holding a transcript of her speech in the Senate Chamber, Sen. Elizabeth Warren reacts to being rebuked by the Senate leadership and accused of impugning a fellow senator, Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., on Feb. 8, 2017\. Warren was barred from saying anything more on the Senate floor about Sessions after she quoted from an old letter from Martin Luther King Jr.'s widow about Sessions. Holding a transcript of her speech in the Senate Chamber, Sen. Elizabeth Warren reacts to being rebuked by the Senate leadership and accused of impugning a fellow senator, Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., on Feb. 8, 2017\. Warren was barred from saying anything more on the Senate floor about Sessions after she quoted from an old letter from Martin Luther King Jr.'s widow about Sessions.J. Scott Applewhite—AP by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Feb 10, 2017 4:48 PM UTC Elizabeth Warren’s [silencing](http://motto.time.com/4663885/elizabeth-warren-silenced-senate-sessions/) has quickly become the newest tagline in a string of merchandise, [according](http://www.elle.com/fashion/news/g29458/nevertheless-she-persisted-t-shirts-merch/) to _Elle._ After the [Massachusetts senator was censured](http://motto.time.com/4663885/elizabeth-warren-silenced-senate-sessions/) during Jeff Sessions’ confirmation this week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell [said](http://time.com/4663708/elizabeth-warren-senate-silencing-internet-reactions/), “She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted.” McConnell’s words reverberated around the world and social media, giving birth to a new rallying cry. > [](https://twitter.com/KeyChild/status/829340905459036160) > [](https://twitter.com/MarcSnetiker/status/829208794379014148) > [](https://twitter.com/brianjayjones/status/829300817773604866) Now, “Nevertheless She Persisted” [merchandise](http://time.com/money/4663703/nevertheless-she-persisted-elizabeth-warren-tshirt/) has started flooding [Etsy shops ](http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=6220&awinaffid=272513&clickref=Mottoneverthelessshepersistedmerchandise&p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etsy.com%2Flisting%2F497515248%2Fnevertheless-she-persisted-onesie)and various online stores. And it’s not only t-shirts. “Nevertheless She Persisted” can be also be found on [iPad cases](https://www.redbubble.com/people/joyeusenoelle/works/25191662-nevertheless-she-persisted?p=ipad-case&rel=carousel) and [mugs](https://www.redbubble.com/people/joyeusenoelle/works/25191662-nevertheless-she-persisted?p=mug&rel=carousel&style=standard). In some cases, proceeds go straight to [Planned Parenthood](https://teespring.com/she%5Fpersisted#pid=6&cid=619&sid=front) or the [ACLU](http://www.knack-factory.com/new-products/nevertheless-she-persisted). Similarly, in 2016 when [Hillary Clinton](http://time.com/4662206/hillary-clinton-makers-conference-feminism/) was [called](http://time.com/4537960/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-nasty-woman-debate/) a “nasty woman” during the final presidential debate by now-President Donald Trump, merchandise with the phrase popped up everywhere and [raised](http://motto.time.com/4609603/nasty-woman-planned-parenthood-donations/) over $100,000 for Planned Parenthood before the end of the year. _We’ve included affiliate links in this article._ [_Click here_](http://time.com/4605406/time-affiliate-link-policy/) _to learn what those are._ \[[_Elle_](http://www.elle.com/fashion/news/g29458/nevertheless-she-persisted-t-shirts-merch/)\] Elizabeth Warren 'Nevertheless She Persisted' Merchandise ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4666900/nevertheless-she-persisted-merchandise-elizabeth-warren/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4666900/nevertheless-she-persisted-merchandise-elizabeth-warren/"},"headline":"Senator Warren’s Silencing Inspires ‘Nevertheless She Persisted’ T-Shirts","datePublished":"2017-02-10T16:48:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:04:45.429Z","description":"It’s the ‘nasty woman’ merchandise of 2017","url":"https://time.com/4666900/nevertheless-she-persisted-merchandise-elizabeth-warren/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee0bf3d8495c6aac/6988b96ccd1bbadc98703eba/trump-week-3-16.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee0bf3d8495c6aac/6988b96ccd1bbadc98703eba/trump-week-3-16.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Elizabeth Warren","caption":"Elizabeth Warren","creditText":"J. 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