Original: «In the twenty- first century, women will change the nature of power rather than power changing the nature of women».
Fuente: Congressional Record, V. 144, Pt. 5, April 21, 1998 to April 30 1998. Compilado por Congress (U.S.). Editorial Government Printing Office, 2004. Página 6.476. https://books.google.es/books?id=956nQAD4DZAC&pg=PA6476&dq=In+the+twenty-+first+century,+women+will+change+the+nature+of+power+rather+than+power+changing+the+nature+of+women&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiW5ZKrz7HgAhUOUhoKHWbACs8Q6AEILzAB#v=onepage&q=In%20the%20twenty-%20first%20century%2C%20women%20will%20change%20the%20nature%20of%20power%20rather%20than%20power%20changing%20the%20nature%20of%20women&f=false
Frases célebres de Bella Abzug
Original: «Our struggle today is not to have a female Einstein get appointed as an assistant professor. It is for a woman schlemiel to get as quickly promoted as a male schlemiel».
Fuente: Young, Valerie. The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It. Edición íntegra. Editorial Crown Publishing Group, 2011. ISBN 9780307452733. p. 52. https://books.google.es/books?id=kO3XT9s-i-kC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Secret+Thoughts+of+Successful+Women:+Why+Capable+People+Suffer+from+the+Impostor+Syndrome+and+How+to+Thrive+in+Spite+of+It&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiAzoeQ0LHgAhVMXhoKHQc9BcYQ6AEIKDAA#v=snippet&q=Our%20struggle%20today%20is%20not%20to%20have%20a%20female%20Einstein%20get%20appointed&f=false
Original: «Women have been trained to speak softly and carry a lipstick. Those days are over».
Fuente: Congressional Record, V. 144, Pt. 5, April 21, 1998 to April 30 1998. Compilado por Congress (U.S.). Editorial Government Printing Office, 2004. Página 6.476. https://books.google.es/books?id=956nQAD4DZAC&pg=PA6476&dq=Women+have+been+trained+to+speak+softly+and+carry+a+lipstick.+Those+days+are+over&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi64b3R0bHgAhVKLBoKHeK-AFMQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=Women%20have%20been%20trained%20to%20speak%20softly%20and%20carry%20a%20lipstick.%20Those%20days%20are%20over&f=false
Original: «I've challenged all systems - the family, I never obeyed my father properly. I always did what I wanted to do. In school I challenged. In the streets, I challenged the monopoly of what the boys thought that girls couldn't participate in. I've spent a lifetime in challenge. There's no way in which you can create any meaningful change unless you do that».
Fuente: Levy, Alan H. The Political Life of Bella Abzug, 1920–1976: Political Passions, Women's Rights, and Congressional Battles. Edición reimpresa. Editorial Lexington Books, 2013. ISBN 9780739181652. Página 52. https://books.google.es/books?id=kS9nAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA52&dq=I%27ve+spent+a+lifetime+in+challenge.+There%27s+no+way+in+which+you+can+create+any+meaningful+change+unless+you+do+that&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjB7fm90rHgAhVD2xoKHfgcBOcQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=I've%20spent%20a%20lifetime%20in%20challenge.%20There's%20no%20way%20in%20which%20you%20can%20create%20any%20meaningful%20change%20unless%20you%20do%20that&f=false
Original: «We are coming down from our pedestal and up from the laundry room. We want an equal share in government and we mean to get it».
Fuente: Valenti, Jessica. Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters. Editorial Hachette UK, 2014. ISBN 9781580055727. https://books.google.es/books?id=i7NKDgAAQBAJ&dq=We+are+coming+down+from+our+pedestal+and+up+from+the+laundry+room.+We+want+an+equal+share+in+government+and+we+mean+to+get+it.&hl=es&source=gbs_navlinks_s
Bella Abzug: Frases en inglés
Bella!, introduction (1972)
Entry in American National Biography
Bella!: Ms. Abzug Goes to Washington, Saturday Review Press (1972), p. 80.
Bella!, “February 7” section (1972)