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The classic trap for any revolutionary is always, 'What's your alternative?

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Shulamith Firestone
Age: 67 †
Born: 1945
Born: January 7
Died: 2012
Died: August 28
Author
Feminist
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Ottawa (Ontario)
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Traps
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