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We are in effect enculturating kids from the very beginning to see women and girls as not taking up half of the space.

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Geena Davis
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 21
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Wareham
Massachusetts
Virginia Elizabeth Geena Davis
Virginia Elizabeth Davis
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