On the same ground, and literally sitting among the senators, were a whole regiment of ladies, whispering, talking, laughing, and fidgeting… the whole thing was more irregular, and unbusiness-like than any one could have imagined …
There are very few women in the Senate and very few mothers.
I lived with my mom and sister, so I'm more used to dealing with women.
I was really raised by three women - my mom, and I have two older sisters, one nine years and one 11 years older - so I'm happy to have that many women in the house.
All through college, I had frequently been the only girl in a science class - which wasn't such a bad deal.
It's fantastic that Congress has an increasing number of women. Experts call an increasingly female presence in a previously male space 'the Bruce Jenner effect.'
Where women are, the better things are implied if not spoken.
Novels without female characters were a lifeless desert.
Where are the women? The women are here.
Woke up last night half past four, fifty women knocking on my door.
When I walk into a video arcade filled with 16- or 17-year-old boys, I may as well be Marilyn Monroe.
I think women are different, and I think having them in the room is crucial to a family comedy, ensemble comedy, television comedy, where half the eyeballs on your show are women.
Precious was one of a large number of people on the street, many of whom appeared to be women; some, like Precious, actually were.
When they told all of us about the idea of NXT, for the Divas that was our first question - will there be women on the show?
A woman who's light on her feet is always going to make the guy on her arm look better.
On the steps of the Federal Building we ran into Carmencita Ibanez, a classmate of ours and one of the nice things about being a member of a race with two sexes.
I never was in love - yet the voice and the shape of a woman has haunted me these two days.
Our poker table is eight guys, and then I'm the ninth; I'm usually the only girl at the table.
Women are a source of energy in life. I've always wanted to be in a war or baseball movie, but the thought of having no women on set for six months - that's hell. I don't know if it's animalistic or what, but men become like peacocks with their feathers up when women are around.
Women are always most observed when they seem themselves least to observe, or to lay out for observation.
When a woman comes into your life, things organize themselves.
I didn't know how much I cared about having a woman on the court until the day there was a woman on the court.
There were so many pretty girls coming into the salon as clients, and others working in the salon. And I thought, 'Hmm. This is rather nice.'
I know people go on about Twitter, but it is amazing. It's whatever you want it to be, and all the women got in there before the boys.
I grew up around a lot of feminine energy.
