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I've yet to be on a campus where most women weren't worrying about some aspect of combining marriage, children, and a career. I've yet to find one where many men were worrying about the same thing.
Gloria Steinem
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Gloria Steinem
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: March 25
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