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By midnightmetanoia PLATINUM
Gaithersburg, Maryland

When I brought up the subject of feminism at the dinner table my parents groaned, “You don’t want to be a feminist,” my dad told me. “Feminists are just women who don’t work ha...
midnightmetanoia PLATINUM, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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&quot;Soon madness has worn you down. It&rsquo;s easier to do what it says than argue. In this way, it takes over your mind. You no longer know where it ends and you begin. You believe anything it says. You do what it tells you, no matter how extreme or absurd. If it says you&rsquo;re worthless, you agree. You plead for it to stop. You promise to behave. You are on your knees before it, and it laughs.&quot; <br /> &mdash; Marya Hornbacher


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By MrPolarBear BRONZE
Williamsburg, Virginia
MrPolarBear BRONZE, Williamsburg, Virginia
2 articles 0 photos 2 comments

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&quot;Do not judge me until you know me, don&#039;t underestimate me until you challenge me, and don&#039;t talk about me until you have talked to me!&quot;

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By josie9439 BRONZE
Randolph, New Jersey
josie9439 BRONZE, Randolph, New Jersey
3 articles 0 photos 2 comments
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By AlienDude BRONZE
Springfield, Illinois
AlienDude BRONZE, Springfield, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

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Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost.

mckennaxoxo PLATINUM, Louisville, Kentucky
27 articles 0 photos 4 comments

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the role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say. -anais nin

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By ElisaTheDuck ELITE
Rigaud, Other
ElisaTheDuck ELITE, Rigaud, Other
323 articles 5 photos 166 comments
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By Artemis.Roe PLATINUM
Marysville, Michigan
Artemis.Roe PLATINUM, Marysville, Michigan
43 articles 0 photos 20 comments

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&quot;Well-behaved women seldom make history&quot; ---Eleanor Roosevelt<br /> &quot;A man of words and not deeds is like a garden full of weeds.&quot; ~~Anonymous

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By BWilson BRONZE
Sesame Street, Kentucky
BWilson BRONZE, Sesame Street, Kentucky
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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By lritchie18 BRONZE
Downersgrove, Illinois
lritchie18 BRONZE, Downersgrove, Illinois
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Dancer23_CEW BRONZE, Bryan, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 3 comments