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We have needed to define ourselves by reclaiming the words that define us. They have used language as weapons. When we open ourselves to what they say and how they say it, our narrow prejudices evaporate and we are nourished and armed.

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It is not women's fault if we are so tender. It is in the nature of the lives we live. And further, it would be a terrible catastrophe if men had to live men's lives and women's also. Which is precisely what has happened today -- to women.

Selma James

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Selma James

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Born: August 15, 1930 (age 94)
Bio: Selma James, is a co-author of the women's movement classic The Power of Women and the Subversion of the Community, co-founder of the International Wages for Housework Campaign and coordinator of the Global Women's Strike.

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