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When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
Benjamin Spock
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Benjamin Spock
Age: 94 †
Born: 1903
Born: May 2
Died: 1998
Died: March 15
Military Officer
Pedagogue
Pediatrician
Physician
Politician
Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Rower
University Teacher
New Haven
Connecticut
Benjamin McLane Spock
Dr. Spock
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