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Women in drudgery knew They must be one of four: Whores, artists, saints, and wives. There are composite lives that women always live

Muriel Rukeyser

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Muriel Rukeyser
Age: 66 †
Born: 1913
Born: December 15
Died: 1980
Died: February 12
Author
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
New York City
New York
Knew
Composites
Four
Whores
Lives
Drudgery
Artist
Wives
Women
Saints
Live
Saint
Must
Artists
Always
Wife
Composite

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