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There is a naive belief that injustice only had to be pointed out in order to be cured.

Gloria Steinem

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Gloria Steinem
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: March 25
Activist
Actor
Editor
Essayist
Feminist
Human Rights Activist
Journalist
Lecturer
Reporter
Writer
Toledo
Ohio
Gloria Marie Steinem
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