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As a woman, I know that if I write about another woman, it will be perceived as a catfight.

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Maureen Dowd
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: January 14
Columnist
Journalist
Washington
District of Columbia
Maureen Brigid Dowd
Perceived
Woman
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