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"Women are dirt searchers; their greatest worth is irradicating rings on collars and tables. Never mind real-estate boards' corruption and racism, here's your soapsuds. Everything she is doing is peripheral, expendable, crucial, and non-negotiable. Cleanliness is next to godliness."
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Source: Florynce Kennedy (1976). “Color Me Flo: My Hard Life and Good Times”
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