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“Maybe love is like rain. Sometimes gentle, sometimes torrential, flooding, eroding, joyful, steady, filling the earth, collecting in underground springs. When it rains, when we love, life grows.”

Quote by Carol Gilligan

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Carol Gilligan is an American psychologist born on November 28, 1936. She is renowned for her contributions to the field of moral development theory, particularly her theory on women's moral development. Gilligan's research highlights the role of gender differences in moral judgment and decision-making. more

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