Couple Quote by Lesley Gore

There are some strong female performers out there. But the industry's pre-occupation with the packaging of how a woman looks has gone completely the…

— Siouxsie Sioux

We had a moment in the '40s and '50s, where female characters were very strong in film, where these incredible roles were written for…

— Monica Bellucci

I'm interested in Patti Smith and women who were iconic in a very hedonistic way.

— Annabelle Wallis

As the 1960s began, a new breed of Hollywood leading lady was emerging. She was elegant, international, and wonderfully comedic.

— Maureen O'Hara

When I was in college, I didn't know a lot of female guitar players. It was Bonnie Raitt, Joni Mitchell, Lita Ford, Joan Jett.…

— Susan Tedeschi

With rock 'n' roll, Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, the Runaways, there was always that feminine spirit.

— Maria Brink

At the time it really was the social women, the society ladies. There were the cool girls, like Aerin Lauder - everyone loved to…

— Roopal Patel

There have never been so many women in the music industry, but they're doing ballads and pop. Where's the new Joan Jetts and the…

— Imelda May

Don't get me wrong, I've seen some very excellent women musicians.

— Lita Ford

When I was a boy I remember the women, how they dressed, how they behaved, what was important to them at the time. Like…

— Manolo Blahnik

So many people: Lucille Ball is the earliest incarnation of a woman I thought was funny, Joan Rivers, Roseanne, Carol Burnett, Gilda Radnor, down…

— Chelsea Peretti

I think the culture today is very, very different from what it was in the '60s, and I feel lucky that I grew up…

— Susanna Hoffs