In large families, it seems it is hardest to be either the first or the last child. That was certainly true in ours. Katharine Graham childfamilyhard Change image and share on social
Once, power was considered a masculine attribute. In fact, power has no sex. Katharine Graham attributeconsiderfact Change image and share on social
At least through most of the 1960s, I basically lived in a man's world, hardly speaking to a woman all day except to the secretaries. But I was almost totally unaware of myself as an oddity and had no comprehension of the difficulties faced by working women in our organization and elsewhere. Katharine Graham 1960sbasicallycomprehension share on social
Alice Roosevelt Longworth was only a few years older than my mother but outlived her by a decade, dying in 1980. From the time they met, in 1917, they were lifelong friends of sorts, though each was a bit wary of the other. Katharine Graham alicebitedecade share on social
I truly believed that other people in my position didn't make mistakes; I couldn't see that everybody makes them, even people with great experience. Katharine Graham believeexperiencegreat Change image and share on social
My mother seemed to undermine so much of what I did, subtly belittling my choices and my activities in light of her greater, more important ones. Katharine Graham activitybelittlechoice Change image and share on social
To me, involvement with news is absolutely inebriating. It's what makes my life exciting. Katharine Graham absolutelyexcitinebriate Change image and share on social
For more than eight decades, Washington has been my hometown. My whole orientation is toward this place. Katharine Graham decadehometownorientation Change image and share on social
I love Martha's Vineyard, where I have had a house for thirty years. I have loved visiting countries around the world. But I always come home to Washington. Katharine Graham countryhomehouse Change image and share on social