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Take motherhood: nobody ever thought of putting it on a moral pede

Take motherhood: nobody ever thought of putting it on a moral pedestal until some brash feminists pointed out, about a century ago, that the pay is lousy and the career ladder nonexistent. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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I have a Ph.D. in cell biology. And thats really manual labor. I mean, experimental science, you do it with your hands. So its very different. Youre out there in a lab, cleaning test tubes, and it just wasnt that fascinating. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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If you can attribute your success entirely to your own mental effort, to your own attitude, to some spiritual essence that you have that is better than other peoples, then that must feel pretty good. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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We who officially value freedom of speech above life itself seem to have nothing to talk about but the weather. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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Id never really babysat. I feel like Im Blair, or Gossip Girl. A teenager, basically – and now suddenly Im a mom? – Cecily von Ziegesar

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I feel like a good mom. Im a strong woman now… Dont look down on me. Pray for me because Im trying. – Fantasia Barrino

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I told my agents that I didnt want to go on the audition. But as that was happening I called my mom, who has been watching the show from the beginning, and my mom said, Its the coolest show. You have to go. – Mary Lynn Rajskub

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I was brought up by a single mom in a poor town in Arkansas and while some aspects of small-town life were really positive – like the fact that everyone there is really sweet and hospitable – there is also this close-minded mentality, and that naturally made me want to rebel. – Beth Ditto

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But back to your question, it was a wonderful experience with the Art Ensemble, and I keep in contact and sort of follow whats going on, but it was also very important to make this step, you may say this leap of faith. – Joseph Jarman

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