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Sex and older women used to be considered an oxymoron, rarely mentioned in the same breath.

Gail Sheehy

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Gail Sheehy
Age: 83 †
Born: 1936
Born: November 27
Died: 2020
Died: August 24
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Mamaroneck
New York
Gail Henion Sheehy
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