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I didn't see many female politicians on TV. I didn't see women in history textbooks, so I did geography, and art and English literature. But I know I must have been affected by not seeing women represented.

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Emma Watson
Age: 34
Born: 1990
Born: April 15
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Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson
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