Gossip, News, Red Satin Dress, Lis Smith

“Gossip is news running ahead of itself in a red satin dress.” - Syndicated columnist Lis Smith, dedicated to keeping a news-hungry nation apprised of the triumphs, tragedies, and predictable little peccadillos os those who live in (or for) the limelight.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 16.

Hooligan, Emmeline Pankhurst

“I am what you call a hooligan!” - Emmeline Pankhurst, England's most insufferable suffragette.

Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, complied by Autumn Stephens, page 60.

Archaeologist, Best Husband, Agatha Christie

"An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have: The older she gets, the more interested he is in her." - Agatha Christie.

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor

Sex Symbol, Convict, Raquel Welch

“Being a sex symbol was rather like being a convict.” - Raquel Welch, notorious both for her annoyingly firm form and her role as one-half of a transsexual character in the 1970 film Myra Breckenridge.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 180.

Man in Love, Incomplete, Finished, Zsa Zsa Gabor

“A man in love is incomplete until he's married – then he's finished.” - Zsa Zsa Gabor

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 72.

Conductor, Underground Railroad, Never Lost a Passenger, Harriet Tubman

“I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say – I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.” - Harriet Tubman

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 4.

Woman Meant for a Man, Compete, Bette Davis

“I am a woman meant for a man, but I never found a man who could compete.” - Bette Davis. Off-screen, the star of All About Eve had a hard time scaring up a satisfactory Adam

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 176.

Stress and Adventure, Prove You Are Alive, Lady Bird Johnson

“A little stress and adventure is good for you, if nothing else, just to prove you are alive.” - Lady Bird Johnson

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 6.

Be Free or Die, Harriet Tubman

“You'll be free or die.” - Harriet Tubman. Timorous Underground Railway passengers toughened up quick when Tubman brandished her revolver.

Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, complied by Autumn Stephens, page 59.

Human Kindness, Free People, Tough, Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/franklin_d_roosevelt_138856.

What I've Lost, What I Have Left, Betty Ford

“I don't look at what I've lost. I look instead at what I have left.” - Betty Ford

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 7.

Success, Insufferable, Fran Lebowitz

“Success didn't spoil me; I've always be insufferable.” - Satirist Fran Lebowitz, an inspiration to every sarcastic smart-ass who ever got herself booted out of high school.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 3.

Love, Playing Checkers, Man, Move, Jackie "Moms" Mabley

“Love is like playing checkers. You have to know which man to move.” - Jackie “Moms” Mabley. A Mom, but not a Mabley, at the outset of her career, the Apollo theater legend lifted her last name from Beau #1, who owed her for certain favors.

Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, complied by Autumn Stephens, page 76.

Cleaning Your House, Kids, Shoveling the Walk, Phyllis Diller

“Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is lie shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.” - Phyllis Diller

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 170.

Out Raising Hell, Fighting Age, Mother Jones

“You ought to be out raising hell. This is the fighting age. Put on your fighting clothes.” - Mother Jones

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 1.

Not the Time, Sidelines, We Must Fight On, Eleanor Smeal, Kathy Spillar

"This is not the time for feminists to sit on the sidelines. We must fight on. We have come too far and worked too hard to go back now.

"This is a call to action. If you have the ability, desire and drive to volunteer for your favorite feminist cause or organization, the time to do so is now. Clinics need escorts; nonprofits need volunteer researchers, event organizers, administrators, lawyers, artists, designers, computer techies and fundraisers. Everyone and every skill count. We all need your passion, encouragement, skills, commitment, financial support—big or small." Eleanor Smeal, Kathy Spillar, Ms. Magazine, from the special election issue's and blog's "This is a Call to Action".

Reach the End of Your Rope, Hang On, Franklin D. Roosevelt

"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/franklin_d_roosevelt_101840.

Achievement and Success, Helen Hayes

“My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others, and that's nice, too, but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success.” - Helen Hayes

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 23.

Woman Needs a Man, Fish Needs a Net, Cynthia Heimel

“A woman needs a man like a fish needs a net.” - Cynthia Heimel

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 77.

Silence, Protect You, Audre Lorde

"Your silence will not protect you." - Audre Lorde

Found at Brainy Quote. Read it at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/audrelorde357292.html.

Prevent Injustice, Protest, Despair, Elie Wiesel

"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest." - Elie Wiesel

"We have to go into the despair and go beyond it, by working and doing for somebody else, by using it for something else." - Elie Wiesel

Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/elie_wiesel.html

Comedy, Tragedy, Humor, Truth, Carol Burnett, Gilda Radner

“Comedy is tragedy, plus time.” - Carol Burnett

“Humor is just truth, only faster.” - Gilda Radner

Both of these quotes were found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 54.

Combine Marriage and Career, Gloria Steinem

“I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 129.

Book, Banned, Indefensible, Rebecca West

"God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide." - Rebecca West

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/rebecca_west_137977 .

Take Sides, Neutrality, Silence, Elie Wiesel

“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” - Elie Wiesel

Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/elie_wiesel.html.

Laughter, Carbonated Holiness, Anne Lamott

“Laughter is carbonated holiness.” ― Anne Lamott

Found on GoodReads. Read more at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/7113.Anne_Lamott.

Something to Eat, Love, Sermon, Billie Holiday

“You've got to have something to eat and a little love in your life before you can hold still for any damn body's sermon on how to behave.” - Billie Holiday

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 123.

Courage, Afraid, Eddie Rickenbacker

"Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared." - Eddie Rickenbacker

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/e/eddiericke104722.html.

Not a Romantic Matter, All Men are Brothers, James Baldwin

“It is not a romantic matter. It is the unutterable truth: all men are brothers. That's the bottom line.” - James Baldwin

Found in The Sun, June 2018, pg.48, “Sunbeams”.

Discriminated Against, Astonishes Me, Zora Neale Hurston

"Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It's beyond me." - Zora Neale Hurston

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 19.