Abzuglutely!
Battling, Bellowing Bella Abzug

At a time when women were expected to blend into the background and hold their tongues, Bella Abzug forged a brave, unconventional, boisterous path to become one of the 20th Century’s leading women’s rights advocates. “Battling Bella” grew up in the Bronx with immigrant parents who believed in the Je......more

Any woman who had the nerve to loudly demand that justice be served during an era when it was exceedingly unacceptable for women to make their voices heard gets my respect. To stand up against McCarthyism. To stand for women's rights. To fight for fairness for all. For we know that women who speak t......more

"It's what's under the hat that counts!" I love this quote! Aronson's beautifully written book, ABZUGLUTELY: BATTLING, BELLOWING BELLA ABZUG, tells the story of a boisterous, confidant, loud child who used her voice to fight for a large volume of important causes--all of which were aimed at equity.......more

I loved this energetic, full of life biography of Bella Savitsky Abzug, also known as,"Battling, Bellowing Bella!" I've see the famous quote, “The woman’s place is in the house–the House of Representatives!” so many times and paraphrased in different ways, but I'm not sure I ever knew who had said i......more

ABZUGLUTELY: BATTLING, BELLOWING BELLA ABZUG is an inspiring story about Bella Abzug, a champion of women’s rights (and many other equal rights issues!) who battled discrimination to become a lawyer, leader, and congressperson. The text provides intriguing details from Abzug’s life, and clearly conn......more