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I know what it's like to be pregnant and nervous and poor.

Loretta Lynn

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Loretta Lynn
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: April 14
Guitarist
Musician
Recording Artist
Screenwriter
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Violinist
Butcher Holler
Kentucky
Loretta Webb
Pregnancy
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I'm not a big fan of Women's Liberation, but maybe it will help women stand up for the respect they're due.
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Sometimes they work, and sometimes they just won't. Sometimes you get hung up on them. When that happens, you just throw it back, and maybe come back to it two or three weeks later.
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