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I once fell in love with a man only because we both belonged to that large and secret club of children who had crazy mothers. We traded stories of the shameless houses to which we could never invite our friends.
Gloria Steinem
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Gloria Steinem
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: March 25
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