bella abzug was 77 when she died last night from complications of heart surgery. she was always ready to stir up an establishment that she said needed more women. >> bella abzug always knew that women could do anything. she expanded all of us. >> over the years, i've introduced -- i've introduced bella many times. i had to introduce her, because i was always an anticlimax if i came after her, and i often said at the end of the introduction, i never want to live in a world without a bella abzug in it. in many ways, she was the woman i wish i had as a mother, but to say that always made her mad, because she always said, i'm not old enough to be your mother. [heart beating] [heartbeat continues] [heartbeat, music playing louder] ♪ i'm feeling better since you know me... ♪ announcer: this song was created with heartbeats of children in need. find out how it can help frontline health workers bring hope to millions of children at everybeatmatters.org. >>> from the world's most unlikely bride files, feminist icon gloria steinem was married over the weekend. >> married at

bella abzug was 77 when she died last night from complications of heart surgery. she was always ready to stir up an establishment that she said needed more women. >> bella abzug always knew that women could do anything. she expanded all of us. >> over the years, i've introduced -- i've introduced bella many times. i had to introduce her, because i was always an anticlimax if i came after her, and i often said at the end of the introduction, i never want to live in a world without a bella abzug in it. in many ways, she was the woman i wish i had as a mother, but to say that always made her mad, because she always said, i'm not old enough to be your mother. [heart beating] [heartbeat continues] [heartbeat, music playing louder] ♪ i'm feeling better since you know me... ♪ announcer: this song was created with heartbeats of children in need. find out how it can help frontline health workers bring hope to millions of children at everybeatmatters.org. thyou eat less...ing weiyou lose weight.et. it's a great plan... until you get hungry. that's the time to take slimful.

here's bella abzug in 1973, she's talking about women seizing power in both parties.a look. >> for women who are democrats can make certain that they rock and change that. so women who are republicans can grow and organize and so they can rock and change that republican policy structure. so the women in independence begin to build a more radical movement which is right for all of us in our power structure. >> these women are not kidding. they are deadly serious. what they want, what they are demanding is a greater share in the political power of this nation and if their enthusiasm is they're not going to be satisfied until they get. >> amazing footage there. >> and they're not kidding. >> this is republican president, gerald ford endorsing the equal rights amendment, take a look. >> the equal rights amendment which i whole hardlily endorse has not yet been ratified by the number of states necessary to make it a part of our constitution. let 1975, international women's year, be the year that e.r.a. is ratified. when we discuss women's problems, we are talking about peo