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Sojourner Truth: If the first...

Sojourner Truth: If the first...

If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down, these women together ought to be...

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Ernestine L Rose: When a man...

Ernestine L Rose: When a man...

When a man comes to me and tries to convince me that he is not a thief, then I take care of my...

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Kate Millett: Many women do...

Kate Millett: Many women do...

Many women do not recognize themselves as discriminated against; no better proof could be found of the totality of...

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Marian Wright Edelman: Being considerate of...

Marian Wright Edelman: Being considerate of...

Being considerate of others will take you and your children further in life than any college or professional...

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Susan Faludi: The feminine woman...

Susan Faludi: The feminine woman...

The feminine woman is forever static and childlike. She is like the ballerina in an old-fashioned music box, her...

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Helena Petrova Blavatsky: Help Nature and...

Helena Petrova Blavatsky: Help Nature and...

Help Nature and work on with her; and Nature will regard thee as one of her creators . . . she will lay bare before...

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Pamela Hansford Johnson: There are few...

Pamela Hansford Johnson: There are few...

There are few things more disturbing than to find, in somebody we detest, a moral quality which seems demonstrably...

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Anne Frank: How wonderful it...

Anne Frank: How wonderful it...

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the...

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Florence King: Owning your own...

Florence King: Owning your own...

Owning your own home is America's unique recipe for avoiding revolution and promoting pseudo-equality at the same...

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Molly Haskell: The thought that...

Molly Haskell: The thought that...

The thought that we are enduring the unendurable is one of the things that keep us going.

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Gail Sheehy: Creativity can be...

Gail Sheehy: Creativity can be...

Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties.

Source: In Artists in...

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Lana Turner: The truth is,...

Lana Turner: The truth is,...

The truth is, sex doesn't mean that much to me now.

Source: In An Uncommon Scold,...

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Marilyn Monroe: Men are so...

Marilyn Monroe: Men are so...

Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Shirley Temple Black: I stopped believing...

Shirley Temple Black: I stopped believing...

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for...

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Est?e Lauder: Look for a...

Est?e Lauder: Look for a...

Look for a sweet person. Forget rich.

Source: Advice on choosing a spouse, in New...

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Sophie Tucker: From birth to...

Sophie Tucker: From birth to...

From birth to 18 a girl needs good parents. From 18 to 35, she needs good looks. From 35 to 55, good personality. From...

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Miriam Makeba: Ours was a...

Miriam Makeba: Ours was a...

Ours was a marriage, a love affair -- the land would nurture us, and we would honor the land. But the land was too...

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Billie Holiday: If you think...

Billie Holiday: If you think...

If you think dope is for kicks and for thrills, you're out of your mind. There are more kicks to be had in a good case...

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Betty Hutton: I think things...

Betty Hutton: I think things...

I think things are going to go right for me again. I'm not old. I'm old enough, but I photograph young, thank God, and...

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Mary Antin: There is never...

Mary Antin: There is never...

There is never a Jewish community without its scholars, but where Jews may not be both intellectuals and Jews, they...

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