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" I supported Hillary Clinton. She would have made an excellent president. I didn't think she could get elected. I thought it was too soon. "
Gloria Steinem
Thought
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" Until the masculine role is humanized, women will tend to be much better at solving dangerous conflicts. "
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" All those chemicals that create empathy only work when you are in a room together. "
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" What is frustrating is being told that no matter how hard I've worked, it counts less than my appearance. Although if you're not considered conventionally attractive, that also becomes an issue: you know, you're a feminist because you couldn't get a man. "
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" If you are not a feminist in love, you fail to recognise someone who does not love you. Feminism makes love easier. Otherwise, there is the danger of feeling romantically drawn to someone who does not see you as an equal. "
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" The Native American cultures on this continent, most of them, were matrilineal, and some women were the chiefs. Societies were about balance. "
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