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"Housewives are dependent creatures who are still children... parasites."

— Gloria Steinem

January 1, 1970

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Original Language: English

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Actual quote: "If role reform sounds sexually unsettling, think how it will change the sexual hypocrisy we have now. [...] No more men who are encouraged to spend a lifetime living with inferiors; with housekeepers, or dependent creatures who are still children." — "What It Would Be Like If Women Win", Time (31 August 1970)

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Actual quote: "If role reform sounds sexually unsettling, think how it will change the sexual hypocrisy we have now. [...] No more men who are encouraged to spend a lifetime living with inferiors; with housekeepers, or dependent creatures who are still children." — "What It Would Be Like If Women Win", Time (31 August 1970)