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I Don't Think My Father Noticed That He Had Daughters. I Think, You Know, Part Of The Damage Of The Childhood Was, I Simply Don't Think They Were Acknowledged As Human Beings At All. Or - You Know, One Of The Reasons I Became A Cook Later On In My Life Was, I Was Not Allowed To Cook An Egg.

-Terry Gross

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I Don't Think My Father Noticed That

Terry Gross

I Don't Think My Father Noticed That He Had Daughters. I Think, You Know, Part Of The Damage Of The Childhood Was, I Simply Don't Think They Were Acknowledged As Human Beings At All. Or - You Know, One Of The Reasons I Became A Cook Later On In My Life Was, I Was Not Allowed To Cook An Egg.

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