“The "sayings" of a community, its proverbs, are its characteristic comment upon life; they imply its history, suggest its attitude toward the world and its way of accepting life. Such an idiom makes the finest language any writer can have; and he can never get it with a notebook. He himself must be able to think and feel in that speech - it is a gift from heart to heart.” ThinkingWorldWayFeelsHeartAbleLanguageCommunityAttitudeAcceptingSpeechCharacteristicsCommentFinestNotebookIdiomHeart To HeartAccepting Life Book:Not Under Forty Source: Not Under Forty
“nursing was regarded as simply an extension of the unpaid services performed by the housewife - a characteristic attitude that haunts the profession to this day.” AttitudeProfessionCharacteristicsThis DayNurseExtensionsNursingHousewife Book:The Majority Finds Its Past: Placing Women in History Source: The Majority Finds Its Past: Placing Women in History
“[Ella Baker]'s second defining characteristic was her dislike of top-down leadership... 'She felt leaders were not appointed but the rose up. Someone will rise. Someone will emerge'. It was an attitude Baker shared with some of the older women in the movement.” FeltAttitudeLeaderMovementRoseCharacteristicsDislikeDefiningBakersOlder WomenTop Down Author:Gail Collins