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All my life, I faced sexism and racism and then, when I hit 40, ageism.

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Rita Moreno

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I am not exactly Mrs. Good Housekeeping, although I love to cook, bake, even iron, but only because it’s not mandatory.

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I call myself the hardware shelf. There’s a lot of awards and honors there. And I have earned that. I didn’t ask for it, I didn’t beg for it, I didn’t pay for it. I earned that. People see the accomplishments – but it’s good to remind people that so much strife and labor and tears and heartbreak came before that, that it really is earned.

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May 26, 2024

I call myself the hardware shelf. There’s a lot of awards and honors there. And I have earned that. I didn’t ask for it, I didn’t beg for it, I didn’t pay for it. I earned that. People see the accomplishments – but it’s good to remind people that so much strife and labor and tears and heartbreak came before that, that it really is earned.

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May 26, 2024

I am not exactly Mrs. Good Housekeeping, although I love to cook, bake, even iron, but only because it’s not mandatory.

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