Woman, Succeed, Clare Boothe Luce

"Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, 'She doesn't have what it takes.' They will say, 'Women don't have what it takes.'" - Clare Boothe Luce

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/clare_boothe_luce.html.

Kids, That I Know About, Carol Leifer

“I don't have any kids. Well...at least none that I know about.” - Carol Leifer

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 87.

Strong Woman, Not to be Done, Marge Piercy

“A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not to be done.” - Marge Piercy

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 12.

Joanna Come Lately, Outside, Bella Abzug

“I'm no Joanna come lately, believe me, I've been here all along – outside.” - Bella Abzug, on being elected to U.S. House of Representatives in 1971; three-term U.S. Congresswoman from New York, known both for the unconventional contents of her cranium and her penchant for placing ladylike chapeaux on it.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 55.

Think, Question Authority, Timothy Leary

"Think for yourself and question authority." - Timothy Leary

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/timothylea378747.html.

Woman, Not Accept, Challenge, Margaret Sanger

"Woman must not accept; she must challenge. She must not be awed by that which has been built up around her; she must reverence that woman in her which struggles for expression." — Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood

Found on Brainyquote.com, at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/margaret_sanger.html.

Love is Moral, Legal Marriage, Ellen Key

“Love is moral even without legal marriage, but marriage is immoral without love.” - Ellen Key, professional provocateur. Not surprisingly, her ultra-Swedish social theories had many of her 19th-century contemporaries sweating in their saunas.

Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, complied by Autumn Stephens, page 83.