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" We need to remember across generations that there is as much to learn as there is to teach. "
Gloria Steinem
Remember
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" Because we are communal creatures, if you're with people who think you're smart, you're smart, and if they think you're dumb, you're dumb. "
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" Unless we include a job as part of every citizen's right to autonomy and personal fulfillment, women will continue to be vulnerable to someone else's idea of what need is. "
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