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Camille Paglia

(1947--)

U.S. writer

There is no female Mozart because there is no female Jack the Ripper.

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[leg man] {n.}, {informal} 1. An errand boy; one who performs messenger services, or the like. * /Joe hired a leg man for the office./ 2. {slang}, {semi-vulgar}, {avoidable} A […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Susan Brownmiller

(1935--) U.S. feminist writer Women are all female impersonators to some degree. www.english-slang.com

Alan Alexander Milne

(1882-1956) English writer No doubt Jack the Ripper excused himself on the grounds that it was human nature. www.english-slang.com

Percy Hammond

(1873-1936) U.S. drama critic The female knee is a joint and not an entertainment. www.english-slang.com

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