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A man who graduated high in his class at Yale Law School and made partnership in a top law firm would be celebrated. But a woman who accomplishes this is treated with suspicion.
Barbra Streisand
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Barbra Streisand
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: April 24
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Brooklyn
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