Richard Nixon self-impeached…[and] gave us General Ford as his revenge.
Bella Abzug Quotes
We are coming down from our pedestal and up from the laundry room.
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| Birth: | 24th July, 1920 |
| Death: | 31st March, 1998 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Lawyer, Politician, Social Worker |
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Bella Savitsky Abzug was an American lawyer, Congresswoman, social activist and a leader of the Women's Movement. In 1971, Abzug joined other leading feminists such as Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan to found the National Women's Political Caucus. She notably declared This woman’s place is in the House the House of Representatives in her successful 1970 campaign to join that body. She was later appointed to chair the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year and to plan the 1977 National Women's Conference by President Gerald Ford and led President Jimmy Carter's commission on women. After battling breast cancer for a number of years, she developed heart disease and died on March 31, 1998 from complications following open heart surgery. She was 77.
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