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'Power' is an explosive word, particularly when applied to women.

Madeleine M. Kunin

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Madeleine M. Kunin
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: September 28
Diplomat
Politician
City of Zurich
Madeleine May Kunin
Madeleine Kunin
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Power
Women
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