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Women's World

pansypoo53219

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7. i gotta go re-read my uppity women books.

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Sat Sep 9, 2017, 03:56 PM

Sep 2017

not sure a woman i read about in my 1891 encyclopedia britannica books is in there. ruled some principality. basically kicked her husband out. she sounded very uppity.

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i gotta go re-read my uppity women books. pansypoo53219 Sep 2017 #7

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