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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: FIRSTS Loretta Lynch [Watch (HLS stream): FIRSTS Loretta Lynch](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/cRYsjXNE.m3u8) (2:14)  _Published 2017-09-06. Loretta Lynch is the FIRST black woman to have been U.S. Attorney General._ --- Jul 27, 2023 10:23 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Watch: Attorney General Loretta Lynch Announce BP Settlement](/video/ECAk52TB/) ### Watch: Attorney General Loretta Lynch Announce BP Settlement [Loretta Lynch Sworn in as 83rd Attorney General](/video/xWrtnERw/) ### Loretta Lynch Sworn in as 83rd Attorney General [Obama Nominates Loretta Lynch for Attorney General](/video/txdPwJdd/) ### Obama Nominates Loretta Lynch for Attorney General --- ## Transcript People will look at you and they'll try and define you, whether you're a woman, whether you're young. They'll try and [ UNKNOWN ] what you are able to do. People only do that if you let them. And so I always view my job as defining myself. If we are in a meeting we're there for a reason. Not to just sit there and absorb. If you are only there, not speaking, you kind of create the impression that you're not prepared to be there. You need to participate and you need to know what you're talking about. You can ask a man to do a job that he's never been qualified to do and he will raise his hand and say, absolutely, I will do that job. Women always say, I'm not sure if I'm ready yet, I need more experience. I don't necessarily know that there's anything wrong with being more cautious and careful. I mean, why have we come to decide that being brash and overly aggressive should be the way we are? But, we should also know that we're not going to feel any wiser or any more ready In ten years than we did ten years ago, so we might as well just leap. There is a lot of perception of my gosh, it's really hard because of the gender. What are you gonna do about that? Just not do it? If you wanna do something, you just do it and then hope that people catch up to you. For girls that are gonna be put in Little League, anything could happen, you could be up by ten runs and you could lose the game. So stay focused, make sure you play as a team, and hopefully you hit a home run cuz no girl's ever hit a home run and I'll be cheering for you. You'll never make everyone happy, so you just have to be exactly who it is that you are and at least know that you've been true to yourself. It's about attitude, aptitude, and opportunity. Who knew I would be here? But it all started with folks that thought I had a good attitude, That put me in places that challenged me. And then provided me opportunities because I met and exceeded the standard. You often don't realize people want you to succeed. And they often have very good solutions. Both practical and in terms of thinking of opportunities for you. And the other thing is I think it's not too bad To have periods of great intensity doing one thing or the other. Meryl Streep once said every successful woman's life has its ebbs and flows. Know your power. Know the power of your intellect, of your values and your commitment, the courage you have. And don't let anybody trivialize. How you have spent your years. All of them have contributed to making a very unique and special person. Just take joy. Don't let anyone discourage you from that thing that you love the most. It's more about making life They're making a living, that's what matters. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"FIRSTS Loretta Lynch ","description":"Loretta Lynch is the FIRST black woman to have been U.S. Attorney General. 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