Just puttin' my cut & paste skills to work: 

A  WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...

enough money within her control to move out
and rent a place of her own, even if she never wants to or needs to...


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE  ..

something perfect to wear if the employer, or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour...


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE  ..

a youth she's content to leave behind....


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE  ...

a past juicy enough that she's looking forward  to
retelling it in her old age. ...


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE  .....

a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

one friend who always makes her laugh... and one who lets her cry...


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE  ....

a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family...


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE  ...

eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems and a recipe for a meal that will make her

guests feel honored...


A WOMAN SHOULD  HAVE ..

a feeling of control over her destiny.


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD  KNOW ...

how to fall in love without losing herself.


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD  KNOW...

how to quit a job, break up with a lover, and  confront a friend without ruining the friendship...


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD  KNOW...

when to try harder... and WHEN TO WALK  AWAY...


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD  KNOW...

that she can't change the length of her calves,
the width of her hips or the nature of her parents..


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD  KNOW...

that her childhood may not have been perfect...but its over...


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD  KNOW...

what she would and wouldn't do for love or  more...


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD  KNOW...

how to live alone... even if she doesn't like  it...


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD  KNOW..

whom she can trust,
whom she can't,
and why she shouldn't take it personally...


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD  KNOW...

where to go...
be it to her best friend's kitchen table...
or a charming inn in the woods...
when her soul needs soothing...

EVERY WOMAN  SHOULD KNOW...

what she can and can't accomplish in a day... a month...and a year...