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Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quotes: Here she comes, running, out of prison and off the pedestal: chains off, crown off, halo off, just a live woman.
         

Here she comes, running, out of prison and off the pedestal: chains off, crown off, halo off, just a live woman.


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Here she comes, running, out of prison and off the pedestal: chains off, crown off, halo off, just a live woman.
         



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