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Because of their age long training in human relations for that is what feminine intuition really is women have a special contribution to make any group enterprise.

Margaret Mead

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Margaret Mead
Age: 76 †
Born: 1901
Born: December 16
Died: 1978
Died: November 15
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I have spent most of my life studying the lives of other peoples - faraway peoples - so that Americans might better understand themselves.
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Never depend upon institutions or government to solve any problem. All social movements are founded by, guided by, motivated and seen through by the passion of individuals.
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Be who you really are, do what you want to do, in order to have what you really want.
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