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Archie was an expert at dividing the affairs of life into men's business and women's business. An empty cupboard and a full plate were the man's business, a full cupboard and an empty plate the concern of the woman.

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Annie Proulx
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: August 22
Author
Journalist
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Non-Fiction Writer
Novelist
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Norwich
Connecticut
E. Annie Proulx
E.A. Proulx
Edna Annie Proulx
Edna Ann Proulx
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