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Born January 29, 1939 (age 86) • Melbourne • Australia
Notable Works “Shakespeare’s Wife” • “The Whole Woman” • “White Beech: The Rainforest Years”
Subjects Of Study Anne Hathaway • sexual freedom • sexuality
Role In women’s rights movement

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