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" I don't think a female running a house is a problem, a broken family. It's perceived as one because of the notion that a head is a man. "
Toni Morrison
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" Women's rights is not only an abstraction, a cause; it is also a personal affair. It is not only about us; it is also about me and you. Just the two of us. "
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" Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another. "
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" No one ever talks about the moment you found that you were white. Or the moment you found out you were black. That's a profound revelation. The minute you find that out, something happens. You have to renegotiate everything. "
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" Somebody has to take responsibility for being a leader. "
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