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That may be. But to decide that I was never going to live as a proper woman was not your choice to make.' 'What do you mean a proper woman?' 'A proper woman marries - she has children -' 'Then what does that make me? Am I not a proper woman? Last time I looked I certainly was.
That may be. But to decide that I was never going to live as a proper woman was not your choice to make.' 'What do you mean a proper woman?' 'A proper woman marries - she has children -' 'Then what does that make me? Am I not a proper woman? Last time I looked I certainly was.
Approximate author period: c. 1982 AD · modern
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- Jessie Burton
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- Approximate author period: c. 1982 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Jessie Burton: documented birth year 1982; activity date not established. Wikidata Q6187646, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6187646 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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