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I began wearing hats as a young lawyer because it helped me to est

I began wearing hats as a young lawyer because it helped me to establish my professional identity. Before that, whenever I was at a meeting, someone would ask me to get coffee… – Bella Abzug

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Women have been trained to speak softly and carry a lipstick. Those days are over. – Bella Abzug

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I prefer the word homemaker, because housewife always implies that there may be a wife someplace else. – Bella Abzug

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