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The feminist movement taught women to see themselves as victims of an oppressive patriarchy. ... Self-imposed victimhood is not a recipe for happiness.

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Phyllis Schlafly
Age: 92 †
Born: 1924
Born: August 15
Died: 2016
Died: September 5
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St. Louis
Missouri
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