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People always think that history proceeds in a straight line. It doesn't. Social attitudes don't change in a straight line. There's always a backlash against progressive ideas.

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Erica Jong
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: March 26
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Feminist
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New York City
New York
Erica Mann Jong
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