Books Quotes by Ann Shen

“Everything we’ve gained has been hard-won by a woman who was willing to be bad in the best sense of the word.”

— Ann Shen

“As America’s first movie sweetheart, Pickford was savvy enough to leave her name off the executive producer and director credits in order to play…

— Ann Shen

“Not bad for a Jewish girl from Brooklyn who, upon her arrival at Harvard Law School, had been asked by the dean why she…

— Ann Shen

“To be a bad girl is to break any socially accepted rule. For some women, it’s the way they dress. For other girls, it’s…

— Ann Shen

“Quant was the first designer to design for her generation—and she was great at it. She didn’t care about making money; she wanted to…

— Ann Shen

“the general effect of attempting things beyond us, even though we fail, is to enlarge and liberalize the mind.”

— Ann Shen

“During her nomination process, she got wind that one of her law school classmates was telling everyone about her demeaning nickname in school, to…

— Ann Shen

“This is a book about women. This is a book about girls who had a ton of fear and personal flaws and faced insurmountable…

— Ann Shen

“The book presents a broad world of women coming from all eras, countries, backgrounds, races, and ethnicities. They’re rabble-rousers from all sorts of disciplines:…

— Ann Shen

“During World War I, Oakley offered to train a regiment of women sharpshooters, but the government ignored her. Instead, she set out to assist…

— Ann Shen

“Her message: the way to get what you want out of life is not through a man but through your career; set your mind…

— Ann Shen

“You are never too old, too small, or too late to live the life you’re meant to lead. Especially if it means rewriting the…

— Ann Shen