I prefer the word "homemaker" because "housewife" always implies that there might be a wife someplace else. Author: Bella Abzug Copy Quote More from Bella Abzug “Women will change the nature of power, rather than power changing the nature of…” “Politics will eventually be replaced by imagery. The politician will be only to…” “Maybe we weren't at the Last Supper, but we're certainly going to be at the nex…” “Women have been trained to speak softly and carry a lipstick. Those days are ov…”