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The annihilation of a woman's personality, individuality, will, character, is prerequisite to male sexuality.

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Andrea Dworkin
Age: 58 †
Born: 1946
Born: September 26
Died: 2005
Died: April 9
Essayist
Feminist
Journalist
Literary Critic
Novelist
Writer
Camden
New Jersey
Andrea Rita Dworkin
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Feminist
Males
Personality
Prerequisite
Woman
Prerequisites
Character
Annihilation
Individuality
Sexuality

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