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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

I always had a decent sense of outrage.
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Always Decent Outrage Sense
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
All the men on my staff can type.
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Men Staff Type
I am not being facetious when I say that the real enemies in this country are the Pentagon and its pals in big business.
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Business Country Real
I am not elevating women to sainthood, nor am I suggesting that all women share the same views, or that all women are good and all men bad.
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Men Sainthood Views
Congress is a middle-aged, middle-class, white male power structure … no wonder it’s been so totally unresponsive to the needs of this country.
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Class Country White
We are coming down from our pedestal and up from the laundry room.
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Inspirational Motivational Women
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.
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Coffee Identity Meeting Someone
This woman’s place is in the House – the House of Representatives.
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House Representatives
Abortion doesn’t belong in the political arena. It’s a private right, like many other rights concerning the family.
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Abortion Political Rights
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 prefer the word ‘homemaker’ because ‘housewife’ always implies that there may be a wife someplace else.
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Funny Wife Women
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.
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Individuality Promise Suffering
Women have been trained to speak softly and carry a lipstick. Those days are over.
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Equality Heartless Strong Women
Women will change the nature of power, rather than power changing the nature of women.
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Changing Nature Power Women
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

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