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Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It's about making life more fair for women everywhere. It's not about a piece of the existing pie there are too many of us for that. It's about baking a new pie.

Gloria Steinem

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Gloria Steinem
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: March 25
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I can't tell the difference between my work life and my private life - it's all the same to me.
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