Money, Room of Her Own, Virginia Woolf

“A woman must have money and a room of her own.” - Virginia Woolf

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 18.

Because women's work is never done..., Brigit Books, Joyce Stevens, Union Song

"Because women's work is never done and is underpaid or unpaid or boring or repetitious and we're the first to get fired and what we look like is more important than what we do and if we get raped it's our fault and if we get beaten we must have provoked it and if we raise our voices we're nagging bitches and if we enjoy sex we're nymphos and if we don't we're frigid and if we love women it's because we can't get a "real" man and if we ask our doctor too many questions we're neurotic and/or pushy and if we expect childcare we're selfish and if we stand up for our rights we're aggressive and "unfeminine" and if we don't we're typical weak females and if we want to get married we're out to trap a man and if we don't we're unnatural and because we still can't get an adequate safe contraceptive but men can walk on the moon and if we can't cope or don't want a pregnancy we're made to feel guilty about abortion and...for lots of other reasons we are part of the women's liberation movement." - Author unknown, quoted in The Torch, 14 September 1987

I first read these words on a poster at Brigit Books in St. Petersburg, Florida. Brigit Books has long since closed (darn!). But I was able to find out that Joyce Stevens wrote the above quote as a Union Song for Women's Liberation Broadsheet, International Woman's Day, 1975.

Numerous links had this listed as "Author unknown, quoted in The Torch." While I was able to find links to several magazines and newsletters listed as The Torch, none of them were ones that had listed this quote. However, we now know who wrote these words.

Make the Same Mistakes, Sooner, Talulah Bankhead

“If I had to live my life again, I'd make all the same mistakes – only sooner.” - Tallulah Bankhead

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 65.

Real Equality, Einstein, Schlemiel, Bella Abzug

“Real equality is going to come not when a female Einstein is recognized as quickly as a male Einstein, but when a female schlemiel is promoted as quickly as a male schlemiel.” - Bella Abzug

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 130.

Ignorance, Excuse, Real Thing, Irene Peter

“Ignorance is no excuse – it's the real thing.” - Irene Peter

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 90.

Definition of Maturity, Realize Someone is a Jackass, Brett Butler

“The older I get, the simpler the definition of maturity seems: it's the length of time between when I realize someone is a jackass and when I tell them that they're one.” - Brett Butler

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 76.

Being a Woman, Dealing with Men, Joseph Conrad

"Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men." - Joseph Conrad

Found on Brainy Quote, at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/josephconr105151.html.

A Master, Expects, Teacher, Awakens Your Expectations, Patricia Neal

“A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations.” - Patricia Neal

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 35.

Without Memory, No Culture, No Civilization, Elie Wiesel

"Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future." - Elie Wiesel

Found at Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/e/eliewiesel451199.html.

Marriage, Institution, Mae West

“Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution yet.” - Mae West

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 71.

Rat Race, Lily Tomlin

“The trouble with being in the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.” - Lily Tomlin

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 27.

No Lady, Member of Congress, Mary Norton

“I'm no lady; I'm a member of Congress, and I'll proceed on that basis.” - Mary Norton, the first female Democrat ever elected to Congress entirely on her own merits, rather than creeping in on the coattails of a deceased spouse.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 153.

Sexism, Racism, Xenophobia, Election, Eleanor Smeal

“Sexism, Racism and Xenophobia played a major role in this shocking election outcome. How much longer can we continue to be shocked when the less-qualified white guy gets the job? We must organize, organize and organize to change the picture once and for all.” - Eleanor Smeal, President, Feminist Majority Foundation

From Ms. Magazine special election issue, Fall, 2016 page 11.

Strong Men, Role Models, Don't Need, Powerful, Michelle Obama

“Because let's be very clear, strong men, men who are truly role models, don't need to put down women to make themselves feel powerful.” - First lady Michelle Obama, campaigning for Clinton in October after the release of Donald Trump's Access Hollywood video.

From Ms Magazine: Winter 2016, page 6.

Propaganda, Democracy, Totalitarian State, Noam Chomsky

“Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state.” - Noam Chomsky

Found in The Sun, May 2017, pg.48, “Sunbeams”

Worth Possessing, Be Quite Possessed, Sara Teasdale

“No one worth possessing/Can be quite possessed.” - Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Sara Teasdale

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 142.

When We Speak, Afraid, Better to Speak, Audre Lorde

"When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak." - Audre Lorde

This is from Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/audrelorde392663.html.

Hard to Fight an Enemy, Outposts in Your Head, Sally Kempton

“It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head.” - Sally Kempton

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 35.

Burn Books, Destroy Culture, Stop Reading, Ray Bradbury

“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ― Ray Bradbury

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/search?utf8=✓&q=ray+bradbury&commit=Search.

Find Yourself, Face the Truth, Pearl Bailey

“You never find yourself until you face the truth.” - Pearl Bailey

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 37.

Don't Give Up, Love, Inspiration, Ella Fitzgerald

"Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong." — Ella Fitzgerald, African-American Jazz singer

Found on Beliefnet.com at http://www.beliefnet.com/inspiration/2010/01/inspiring-quotes-from-great-women-in-history.aspx?p=12.

Nation of Sheep, Government of Wolves, Freedom, Edward R. Murrow

"A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves." - Edward R. Murrow

"We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home." - Edward R. Murrow

Both of these can be found at Goodreads, specifically at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/178884.Edward_R_Murrow.

Books, Perfect Entertainment, Stephen King

“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.” ― Stephen King

Found on Goodreads.com. To read more Stephen King quotes, click here.

No Good Deed, Clair Boothe Luce

“No good deed goes unpunished.” - Claire Boothe Luce

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 58.

Love What You Do, Feel That It Matters, Katharine Graham

“To love what you do and feel that it matters – how could anything be more fun?” - Katharine Graham, publisher of the Washington Post.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 165.

Truth is Proper, Beautiful, Frederick Douglass

“Truth is proper and beautiful at all times and in all places.” - Frederick Douglass

Found in The Sun, May 2017, pg.48, “Sunbeams”

Late for Dinner, Affair, Lying Dead in the Street, Jessica Tandy

“When he's late for dinner, I know he's either having an affair or is lying dead in the street. I always hope it's the street.” - Jessica Tandy, married to fellow actor Hume Cronyn for nearly on-half century, on the subject of drivng Miss Daisy completely bonkers.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 128.

Pittsburgh, Paris, Donald Trump, Paris Agreement, Economy, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, Hillary Clinton

"I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris. I promised I would exit or renegotiate any deal which fails to serve America's interest." - Donald Trump, who on Thursday afternoon officially pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Accord.

"As the Mayor of Pittsburgh, I can assure you that we will follow the guidelines of the Paris Agreement for our people, our economy and future." - Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto (@billpeduto) in a tweet immediately following Trump's announcement. He also noted: "Fact: Hillary Clinton received 80% of the vote in Pittsburg." - Found in Friday's tbt.com, put out by the Tampa Bay Times.

Nation of Immigrants, Barack Obama

"My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too." - Barack Obama

Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/barackobam677261.html

Service, Rent, Room, Shirley Chisholm

“Service is the rent that you pay for room on this earth.” - Shirley Chisholm

Found at Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/shirleychi398068.html.

Life is Short, Audre Lorde

"Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now." - Audre Lorde

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/audrelorde383487.html.

Feminist, Doormat, Rebecca West

“People call me feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute.” - Writer Rebecca West, puzzled (but not insulted) by the F-word.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 17.