Elizabeth Wurtzel

Because, frankly, I have a tough time feeling that feminism has done a damn bit of good if I can’t be the way I am and have the world accommodate it on some level.

Because, frankly, I have a tough time feeling that feminism has done a damn bit of good if I can’t be the way I am and have the world accommodate it on some level.

– Elizabeth Wurtzel –

Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women

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