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The United States has more women and girls in prison than any other industrialized nation on earth.
Patricia Arquette
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Patricia Arquette
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: April 8
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The truth is even though we sort of feel like we have equal rights in America, right under the surface we have huge issues at play that really do affect women. It's time for all the women in America and all the women that love women and all the gay people and the people of color that we've all fought for to fight for us now.
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