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There are many more women who identify as unique people as well as mothers, or instead of as mothers, than there used to be and, hopefully, there are more men who identify as fathers.

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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A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.
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I feel that the people I see in the media are sometimes more real than I am, which is utter bullshit.
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I never expected to be even busier at 81, and doing more of what I love, than when I was 30.
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The best way for us to cultivate fearlessness in our daughters and other young women is by example.
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Don't listen to me. Listen to yourself ... People often ask me at this age, 'Who am I passing the torch to?' First of all, I'm not giving up my torch, thank you! I'm using my torch to light other people's torches. ... If we each have a torch, there's a lot more light.
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