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There was such a thing as women's work and it consisted chiefly, Hilary sometimes thought, in being able to stand constant interruption and keep your temper. . . .

May Sarton

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May Sarton
Age: 83 †
Born: 1912
Born: May 3
Died: 1995
Died: July 16
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Poet
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May Eleanor Sarton
Women
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Chiefly
Dishes
Sometimes
Temper
Thing
Constant
Work
Stand
Hilary
Keep
Interruption
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