Betty Ford Quotes

The women of France interfere in the politics of the Country, and often give a decided Turn to the Fate of Empires.

People can gradually be brought to understand that an individual, even if she is a President's wife, may have independent views and must be allowed the expression of an opinion. But actual participation in the work of the Government, we are not yet able to accept.

When people ask me why I am running as a woman, I always answer, 'What choice do I have?'

In 2008, I was one of the young feminist whippersnappers who voted for Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries - or as many of my older counterparts called me at the time, a traitor.

I was encouraged that a group of women wanted to start WISH List, which works like EMILY's List, only it supports pro-choice Republican women. It was started by one of our members, and I was happy to tell her how we did it and encourage her.

To every woman out there who thinks that they might like to get involved in politics or stand for parliament, I say go for it. If I can do it, so can you.

Twenty-six years ago, I became the first Democratic woman elected to the Senate in her own right. I was the first, but I made sure I wasn't the only.

Any first lady can do whatever they want to do. In this country, people expect them to work on whatever they want or to have a career of their own.

I believe the equal rights amendment is a necessity of life for all citizens. The cabinet sometimes felt that I shouldn't be so outspoken.

When I joined Bill Clinton's start-up presidential campaign in 1991, I was confident that women would play an ever more important role, but I never gave a minute's thought to what would happen if we won. When we did - and I became the first woman to serve as White House press secretary - it changed my life. But it didn't change the world.

Barbara Castle was a hero to millions of British women. She inspired a new generation of women to become active in Labour politics, including, of course Labour's deputy leader, Harriet Harman.

Barbara Castle should have been Labour's - and Britain's - first female prime minister. What a role model she would have been: passionate, fiery, and absolutely committed to social justice.

I've been the co-chair of the Non-Partisan Women's Caucus and vice-chair for several years, taking a leadership role in this women's organization.

I'm not a politician. I'm not running for office. I can say what I think.

When my mom ran for the Senate, my dad was there for her every step of the way. I can still hear her saying in her beautiful voice, 'Why should women have any less say than men, about the great decisions facing our nation?'

We will have a female President.

Women have to be able to look at themselves in the mirror as men do and say, “I see a presidential candidate!”

Far be it for me to encourage women to vote, or take an active part in politics in the present state of our government. Her right to the elective franchise, however, is the same, and should be yielded to her, whether she exercise that right or not.

If we can blast a woman into space, we can launch a woman into the White House.

As our boys and men are all expecting to be Presidents, so our girls and women must all hold themselves in readiness to preside in the White House.

I consider every attempt to induce women to think they have a just right to participate in the public duties of government as injurious to their best interests and derogatory to their character.

Women have the right to mount the scaffold; they must have the right to mount the public platform.

… Nellie Taft is an intellectual woman and a woman of wonderful executive ability.

Few women have gone into the White House so well equipped to meet the exactions.

A woman’s name should appear in print but twice—when she is married and when she is buried.