For much of the female half of the world, food is the first signal of …

Gloria Steinem
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For much of the female half of the world, food is the first signal of our inferiority. It lets us know that our own families may consider female bodies to be less deserving, less needy, less valuable. ✨ Gloria Steinem (2017). Passion, Politics, and Everyday Activism: Collected Essays: Moving Beyond Words; Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions; and Revolution from Within, p.855, Open Road Media
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