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“Women would be better off when they no longer needed men more than they needed their own independent identities...How long a time it took me after my divorce to understand that being alone is not the same as being lonely.”

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Alice Steinbach
Alice Steinbach

Alice Steinbach was an accomplished journalist renowned for her cultural, art, and travel reporting. Born on October 10, 1933, she passed away in 2012. Steinbach's career was marked by her exploration of various cultures around the world and her storytelling of human stories. more

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