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Feminism's agenda is basic: it asks that women not be forced to choose between public justice and private happiness. It asks that women be free to define themselves-instead of having their identity defined for them, time and again, by their culture and their men.

Susan Faludi

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Susan Faludi
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: April 18
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