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I prefer the word ‘homemaker’ because ‘housewife’ always implies that there may be a wife someplace else.

Bella Abzug

This woman’s place is in the House – the House of Representatives.
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House Representatives
I always had a decent sense of outrage.
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Always Decent Outrage Sense
I prefer the word ‘homemaker’ because ‘housewife’ always implies that there may be a wife someplace else.
BELLA ABZUG

Funny Wife Women
Nixon impeached himself. He gave us Ford as his revenge.
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Impeached Revenge Vehicle
Maybe we weren’t at the Last Supper, but we’re certainly going to be at the next one.
BELLA ABZUG

Lasts Next Women
Women will change the nature of power, rather than power changing the nature of women.
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Changing Nature Power Women
The establishment is made up of little men, very frightened.
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Littles Made Men
the women’s movement, not only here in the U.S., but worldwide, is bigger and stronger than ever before and in places where it has never been. It has arms. It has legs. And most importantly, it has heads.
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Legs Movement Stronger
When I was a young lawyer, working women wore hats. It was the only way they would take you seriously.
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Hats Lawyer Way
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

Justice Pain Passion
I am not being facetious when I say that the real enemies in this country are the Pentagon and its pals in big business.
BELLA ABZUG

Business Country Real
We need laws that protect everyone – men and women, straights and gays, regardless of sexual perversion…ah, persuasion.
BELLA ABZUG

Gay Law Men
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.
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Age Race Women
We are coming down from our pedestal and up from the laundry room.
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Inspirational Motivational Women
We have done almost everything in pairs since Noah, except govern. And the world has suffered for it.
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Done Feminism World
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

Coffee Identity Meeting Someone

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