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Badass Affirmations: The Wit and Wisdom of Wild Women
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication.
ISBN: (p) 978-1-63353-752-1, (e) 978-1-63353-753-8
Library of Congress Control Number: 2018937912
BISAC: SEL004000 – SELF-HELP / Affirmations
Printed in the United States of America
Also by Becca Anderson
Badass Women Give the Best Advice: Everything You Need to Know About Love and Life
Real Life Mindfulness: Meditations for a Calm and Quiet Mind
Think Happy to Stay Happy: The Awesome Power of Learned Optimism
Prayers for Hard Times: Reflections, Meditations and Inspirations of Hope and Comfort
The Book of Awesome Women: Boundary Breakers, Freedom Fighters, Sheroes and Female Firsts
Every Day Thankful: 365 Blessings, Graces and Gratitudes
This book is dedicated to my sister,
who never ceases to inspire me.
This book is dedicated to my mother,
who taught me how to bounce back from a setback.
And this book is dedicated to you, dear reader,
for your possibilities are endless,
and you can do anything you set your mind to.
Contents
What’s Wrong with Being Confident?
Hannah Arendt
Maya Angelou
Joan Baez
Madonna
Gloria Steinem
Stay Beautiful, Inside and Out
Aretha Franklin
Florence Griffith-Joyner
Harriet Tubman
Michelle Obama
Margaret Thatcher
Frida Kahlo
Indira Gandhi
Barbara Walters
Beyoncé
Malala Yousafzai
Oprah Winfrey
Mae Jemison
Rosa Parks
Maxine Hong Kingston
Shirley Chisholm
Yoko Ono