Part 4, Chapter 8 (p. 61)
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There are more whooping cranes in the United States of America than there are women in Congress.
— Joanna Russ
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Joanna Russ" (Fiction, The Female Man (1975): All page numbers from the paperback first edition published by Bantam Books )
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About Joanna Russ
Joanna Russ (February 22, 1937 – April 29, 2011) was an American writer, academic and feminist. She is the author of a number of works of science fiction, fantasy and feminist literary criticism and is best known for The Female Man, a novel combining utopian fiction and satire.
About Joanna Russ
Joanna Russ (February 22, 1937 – April 29, 2011) was an American writer, academic and feminist. She is the author of a number of works of science fiction, fantasy and feminist literary criticism and is best known for The Female Man, a novel combining utopian fiction and satire.
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