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Elizabeth Janeway [1913-2005] American
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Elizabeth Janeway was an American author and critic.
Born Elizabeth Ames Hall in Brooklyn, New York, her naval architect father and homemaker mother fell on hard times during the Depression, leading her to end her Swarthmore College education and help support the family by creating bargain basement sale slogans.


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Growing up human is uniquely a matter of social relations rather than biology. What we learn from connections within the family takes the place of instincts that program the behavior of animals; which raises the question, how good are these connections?
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Like their personal lives, women's history is fragmented, interrupted; a shadow history of human beings whose existence has been shaped by the efforts and the demands of others.
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The Goddamn human race deserves itself, and as far as I'm concerned it can have it.
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As long as mixed grills and combination salads are popular, anthologies will undoubtedly continue in favor.
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