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Bella Abzug Quotes

A woman’s place is in the house - the House of Representatives Picture Quote #1

I’m a politician. I run for office. That’s my profession Picture Quote #1

Working women wore hats. It was the only way they would take you seriously Picture Quote #1

If we get a government that reflects more of what this country is really about, we can turn the century - and the economy - around Picture Quote #1

I prefer the word ‘homemaker’ because ‘housewife’ always implies that there may be a wife someplace else Picture Quote #1

We are bringing women into politics to change the nature of politics, to change the vision, to change the institutions. Women are not wedded to the policies of the past. We didn’t craft them. They didn’t let us Picture Quote #1

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When I first became a lawyer, only 2% of the bar was women. People would always think I was a secretary. In those days, professional women in the business world wore hats. So I started wearing hats Picture Quote #1

Imperfect though it may be, the Beijing Platform for Action is the strongest statement of consensus on women’s equality, empowerment and justice ever produced by governments Picture Quote #1

Women’s struggle for equality worldwide is about more than equality between men and women. Our struggle is about reversing the trends of social, economic, political, and ecological crisis - a global nervous breakdown! Our struggle is about creating sustainable lives and attainable dreams Picture Quote #1

She (a woman politician) will be challenging a system that is still wedded to militarism and that saves billions of dollars a year by underpaying women and using them as a reserve cheap labor supply Picture Quote #1

Women will not simply be mainstreamed into the polluted stream. Women are changing the stream, making it clean and green and safe for all - every gender, race, creed, sexual orientation, age, and ability Picture Quote #1

They used to give us a day-it was called International Women’s Day. In 1975 they gave us a year, the Year of the Woman. Then from 1975 to 1985 they gave us a decade, the Decade of the Woman. I said at the time, who knows, if we behave they may let us into the whole thing. Well, we didn’t behave and here we are Picture Quote #1

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I prefer the word ‘homemaker’ because ‘housewife’ always implies that there may be a wife someplace else Picture Quote #1

I spend all day figuring out how to beat the machine and knock the crap out of the political power structure Picture Quote #1

As women, we know that we must always find ways to change the process because the present institutions want to hold on to power and keep the status quo Picture Quote #1

All of the men on my staff can type Picture Quote #1

Never go back, never apologize, and never forget we’re half the human race Picture Quote #1

I always had a decent sense of outrage Picture Quote #1

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All the men on my staff can type Picture Quote #1

Women will change the nature of power, rather than power changing the nature of women Picture Quote #1

Women have been trained to speak softly and carry a lipstick. Those days are over Picture Quote #1

We are coming down from our pedestal and up from the laundry room Picture Quote #1

The establishment is made up of little men, very frightened Picture Quote #1

The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes Picture Quote #1

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In the face of so much pain, I remain an incurable optimist. I am fueled by the passion of the women I have been privileged to meet and work with, buoyed by their hope for peace, justice, and democracy Picture Quote #1

Abortion doesn’t belong in the political arena. It’s a private right, like many other rights concerning the family Picture Quote #1

They are a very extensive minority who have suffered discrimination and who have the same right to participation in the promise and fruits of society as every other individual Picture Quote #1

When I was a young lawyer, working women wore hats. It was the only way they would take you seriously Picture Quote #1

I began wearing hats as a young lawyer because it helped me to establish my professional identity. Before that, whenever I was at a meeting, someone would ask me to get coffee Picture Quote #1

The women’s rights movement of the 1970s had not yet emerged; except for Bella Abzug, I had no women supporters Picture Quote #1

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A woman’s place is in the house - the House of Representatives (Bella Abzug Quotes) I’m a politician. I run for office. That’s my profession (Bella Abzug Quotes) Working women wore hats. It was the only way they would take you seriously (Bella Abzug Quotes) If we get a government that reflects more of what this country is really about, we can turn the century - and the economy - around. (Bella Abzug Quotes) I prefer the word ‘homemaker’ because ‘housewife’ always implies that there may be a wife someplace else. (Bella Abzug Quotes) We are bringing women into politics to change the nature of politics, to change the vision, to change the institutions. Women are not wedded to the policies of the past. We didn’t craft them. They didn’t let us. (Bella Abzug Quotes) When I first became a lawyer, only 2% of the bar was women. People would always think I was a secretary. In those days, professional women in the business world wore hats. So I started wearing hats. (Bella Abzug Quotes) Imperfect though it may be, the Beijing Platform for Action is the strongest statement of consensus on women’s equality, empowerment and justice ever produced by governments. (Bella Abzug Quotes) Women’s struggle for equality worldwide is about more than equality between men and women. Our struggle is about reversing the trends of social, economic, political, and ecological crisis - a global nervous breakdown! Our struggle is about creating sustainable lives and attainable dreams (Bella Abzug Quotes) She (a woman politician) will be challenging a system that is still wedded to militarism and that saves billions of dollars a year by underpaying women and using them as a reserve cheap labor supply (Bella Abzug Quotes) Women will not simply be mainstreamed into the polluted stream. Women are changing the stream, making it clean and green and safe for all - every gender, race, creed, sexual orientation, age, and ability (Bella Abzug Quotes) They used to give us a day-it was called International Women’s Day. In 1975 they gave us a year, the Year of the Woman. Then from 1975 to 1985 they gave us a decade, the Decade of the Woman. I said at the time, who knows, if we behave they may let us into the whole thing. Well, we didn’t behave and here we are (Bella Abzug Quotes) I prefer the word ‘homemaker’ because ‘housewife’ always implies that there may be a wife someplace else (Bella Abzug Quotes) I spend all day figuring out how to beat the machine and knock the crap out of the political power structure (Bella Abzug Quotes) As women, we know that we must always find ways to change the process because the present institutions want to hold on to power and keep the status quo (Bella Abzug Quotes) All of the men on my staff can type (Bella Abzug Quotes) Never go back, never apologize, and never forget we’re half the human race (Bella Abzug Quotes) I always had a decent sense of outrage (Bella Abzug Quotes) All the men on my staff can type (Bella Abzug Quotes) Women will change the nature of power, rather than power changing the nature of women (Bella Abzug Quotes) Women have been trained to speak softly and carry a lipstick. Those days are over (Bella Abzug Quotes) We are coming down from our pedestal and up from the laundry room (Bella Abzug Quotes) The establishment is made up of little men, very frightened (Bella Abzug Quotes) The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes (Bella Abzug Quotes) In the face of so much pain, I remain an incurable optimist. I am fueled by the passion of the women I have been privileged to meet and work with, buoyed by their hope for peace, justice, and democracy (Bella Abzug Quotes) Abortion doesn’t belong in the political arena. It’s a private right, like many other rights concerning the family (Bella Abzug Quotes) They are a very extensive minority who have suffered discrimination and who have the same right to participation in the promise and fruits of society as every other individual (Bella Abzug Quotes) When I was a young lawyer, working women wore hats. It was the only way they would take you seriously (Bella Abzug Quotes) I began wearing hats as a young lawyer because it helped me to establish my professional identity. Before that, whenever I was at a meeting, someone would ask me to get coffee (Bella Abzug Quotes) The women’s rights movement of the 1970s had not yet emerged; except for Bella Abzug, I had no women supporters (Bella Abzug Quotes)

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