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I very much admire Sheryl Sandberg for what she has done. I really do. But Sandberg's narrative also implies: Well, it's your fault if you couldn't make it. There is a certain injustice in that.
Anne-Marie Slaughter
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Anne-Marie Slaughter
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: September 27
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Charlottesville
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