But I'll tell you something sort of interesting. There's something, you know, there's something a little scary about funny women. Well, they're threa… - Ann Richards

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But I'll tell you something sort of interesting. There's something, you know, there's something a little scary about funny women. Well, they're threatening. And there was a survey done one time where they asked women what they were most afraid of from men. And the -- their response was they were most afraid of being hit or beaten or hurt from men. And they asked men what they were most afraid of from women, and they said being laughed at.

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About Ann Richards

Dorothy Ann Willis Richards (September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician from Texas. She first came to national attention as the witty keynote speaker at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Considered the first woman elected Governor of Texas in her own right, she served in that post from 1991 to 1995; she was defeated for re-election in 1994 by George W. Bush.

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Alternative Names: Dorothy Ann Richards Dorothy Ann Willis Ann Willis Ann Willis Richards Dorothy Ann Willis Richards
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