I had a t-shirt when I was a kid that said “A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.” The quote was wrongly attributed to Gloria Steinem. It was a grown-up sized t-shirt, so I think I would wear it as a smock. I am hazy on the details.
My mother had given it to me, and explained the concept, so I assumed she heartily endorsed it. That it w…
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