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It's not that women are less corruptible than men are, it's that women have had less chance to become corrupt.

Gloria Steinem

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Gloria Steinem
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: March 25
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Toledo
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Gloria Marie Steinem
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It's important that we recognize how extreme the Republicans are in almost every case and how against our self-interest it is to vote for them whether or not we are disappointed with the current crew. At least they believe in the Constitution. At least they have an idea of economic justice. The Republicans are devoted to creating more rich folks.
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Only when women rebel against patriarchal standards does female muscle become more accepted.
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In the last 25 years, we've convinced ourselves and a majority of the country that women can do what men can do. Now we have to convince the majority of the country - and ourselves - that men can do what women can do. ... Let's face it: until men are fully equal inside the home, women will never be really equal outside it.
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we are the women our parents warned us against, and we are proud
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Go out and find your own stories.That is what I want to tell you.
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A person who has experienced something is almost always far more expert on it than are the experts.
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