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In the society that has replaced the paternalistic society, women are able to develop their independent and social energies much more. That is good.

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Robert Bly
Age: 97
Born: 1926
Born: December 23
Linguist
Poet
Translator
Writer
Madison
Minnesota
Robert Bly
Robert Elwood Bly
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Independent
Society
Energy
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Women
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