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.