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“It's like you learn to swim by swimming. You learn courage by couraging.”

Quote by Mary Daly

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Mary Daly (October 16, 1928 - January 3, 2010) was an American philosopher renowned for her contributions to feminist philosophy. A key figure in the second wave of the feminist movement, she is most famous for her book 'Gyn/ecology: The Metaethics of Radical Feminism'. Daly's philosophy focused on the significance of gender as a fundamental category of analysis, and her work has had a substantial impact on feminist theory. more

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