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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
Writer
May Eleanor Sarton
Sometimes
Dishes
Thing
Temper
Work
Constant
Stand
Hilary
Keep
Interruption
Thought
Consisted
Women
Interruptions
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Chiefly

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