Betty Ford
Betty Ford
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Fordwas First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977, as the wife of the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford. As First Lady, she was active in social policy and created precedents as a politically active presidential wife...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitical Wife
Date of Birth8 April 1918
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
country husband father
My family joins me in sharing the difficult news that Gerald Ford, our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather has passed away at 93 years of age. His life was filled with love of God, his family and his country.
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I've learned a lot about myself. Most of it is all right. When I add up the pluses and subtract the minuses, I still come out pretty well.
fear easier ifs
You can make it, but it's easier if you don't have to do it alone.
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I don't look at what I've lost. I look instead at what I have left.
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You never know what you can do until you have to do it.
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A housewife deserves to be honored as much as a woman who earns her living in the marketplace. I consider bringing up children a responsible job. In fact, being a good housewife seems to me a much tougher job than going to the office and getting paid for it.
independent kind streaks
I have an independent streak. You know, it's kind of hard to tell a independent woman what to do.
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The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.
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That's what we're here on this Earth for, to help others.
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My makeup wasn't smeared, I wasn't disheveled, I behaved politely, and I never finished off a bottle, so how could I be alcoholic?
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Being a lady does not require silence.
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A liberated woman is one who feels confident in herself, and is happy in what she is doing. She is a person who has a sense of self-it all comes down to a freedom of choice.
believe rights citizens
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.
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Having babies is a blessing, not a duty,