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Instead of being respected for her brilliant career, when Nancy Friday died this November, her obituaries reminded me of the perils of being female and ‘too much.’
Wednesday Martin, Ph.D. is the author of Stepmonster and the #1 New York Times bestseller Primates of Park Avenue. She has written for The Atlantic, New York Times, Daily Telegraph, and Psychology Today. Follow her on twitter @WednesdayMartin
Instead of being respected for her brilliant career, when Nancy Friday died this November, her obituaries reminded me of the perils of being female and ‘too much.’
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