an archive of notable childfree women

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Dolly Parton

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b. 1946

“When I was a girl and fooling around I was scared to death I'd get pregnant, and then when I got married and wanted to have children I couldn't have any. But I don't miss it. I did for awhile, but I realize that I am everybody's mother”

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Thelma Golden

Curator b. 1965

“The privilege I've had as a curator is not just the discovery of new works... but what I've discovered about myself and what I can offer in the space of an exhibition - to talk about beauty, to talk about power, to talk about ourselves, and to talk and speak to each other.”

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Shirley Chisholm

Pioneer
b. 1924 d. 2005

“It is not female egotism to say that the future of mankind may very well be ours to determine. It is a fact. The warmth, gentleness, and compassion that are part of the female stereo- type are positive human values, values that are becoming more and more important as the values of our world begin to shatter and fall from our grasp.”

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Fleur Cowles
5 American Baroness 5 American Baroness

Fleur Cowles

Editor
b. 1908 d. 2009

" A flair for something–I don’t care what it is, but whatever it is, have elegance in it, even if it’s shining shoes. And knowledge–whatever you do, learn more about what you’re doing."

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