“I always had a decent sense of outrage.”
Source: Gender gap: Bella Abzug's guide to political power for American women
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“The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes.”
Source: Bella!: Ms. Abzug Goes to Washington
Source: Bella!: Ms. Abzug Goes to Washington
Source: Bella!: Ms. Abzug Goes to Washington
“Never go back, never apologize, and never forget we're half the human race.”
“Women have been trained to speak softly and carry a lipstick. Those days are over.”
“Maybe we weren't at the Last Supper, but we're certainly going to be at the next one.”
“We are coming down from our pedestal and up from the laundry room.”
“Women will change the nature of power, rather than power changing the nature of women.”
“This woman's place is in the House - the House of Representatives.”
Source: Gender gap: Bella Abzug's guide to political power for American women
“The establishment is made up of little men, very frightened.”
Source: Bella!: Ms. Abzug Goes to Washington
Source: Bella!: Ms. Abzug Goes to Washington