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Bella Abzug

(1920–1998) Politician United States

47 quotes in 314 categories

Bella Abzug was a politician from the United States, best known for Gender gap.

Quick Facts About Bella Abzug

Born: July 24, 1920
Died: March 31, 1998
Nationality: United States
Profession: Politician
Notable works: Gender gap

About Bella Abzug

Bella Abzug, nicknamed "Battling Bella", was an American lawyer, politician, social activist, and a leader in the women's movement. In 1971, Abzug joined other leading feminists such as Gloria Steinem, Shirley Chisholm, and Betty Friedan to found the National Women's Political Caucus. She was a leading figure in what came to be known as ecofeminism.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

National Women's Hall of Fame Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award Margaret Brent Award

Quotes by Bella Abzug · Page 2

We are coming down from our pedestal and up from the laundry room.

Laundry

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In Britain the government has to come down in front of Parliament every day to explain its actions, but here the President…

Action

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I began wearing hats as a young lawyer because it helped me to establish my professional identity. Before that, whenever I was…

Coffee

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Abortion doesn't belong in the political arena. It's a private right, like many other rights concerning the family.

Abortion

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They used to give us a day-it was called International Women's Day. In 1975 they gave us a year, the Year of…

Behave

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I've been described as a tough and noisy woman, a prize fighter, a man-hater, you name it. They call me Battling Bella,…

Assertiveness

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We need laws that protect everyone - men and women, straights and gays, regardless of sexual perversion...ah, persuasion.

Gay

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I'm a politician. I run for office. That's my profession.

Career

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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.

Class

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We have done almost everything in pairs since Noah, except govern. And the world has suffered for it.

Done

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The inside operation of Congress - the deals, the compromises, the selling out, the co-opting, the unprincipled manipulating, the self-serving career-building -…

Believe

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Never go back, never apologize, and never forget we're half the human race.

Apologizing

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We are bringing women into politics to change the nature of politics, to change the vision, to change the institutions. Women are…

Bringing

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She (a woman politician) will be challenging a system that is still wedded to militarism and that saves billions of dollars a…

Billions

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Nixon impeached himself. He gave us Ford as his revenge.

Revenge

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Women will not simply be mainstreamed into the polluted stream. Women are changing the stream, making it clean and green and safe…

Ability

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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…

Democracy

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This woman's place is in the House - the House of Representatives.

Funny

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“I prefer the word "homemaker" because "housewife" always implies that there might be a wife someplace else. ”

Marriage

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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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Working women wore hats. It was the only way they would take you seriously.

Hats

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All the men on my staff can type.

He man

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Bella Abzug by topic

Women (10) Politics (9)