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  • To me she represents the independently unconventional woman-a survivor of polio and a debilitating accident, infidelity, sexual liberation, radical politics, and much, much more.

    Archive 2009-04-01 2009

  • To me she represents the independently unconventional woman-a survivor of polio and a debilitating accident, infidelity, sexual liberation, radical politics, and much, much more.

    An Unconventional Woman of Her Time-Frida Kahlo 2009

  • In her letter, the woman-a health-office worker, divorced with a 4-year-old daughter-argues that she could have caught the virus only from Johnson.

    Is There No More Magic? 2008

  • "Thank you, " she whispered, and left before she broke down completely in front of a woman-a stranger, really-who could do what Lacy couldn't: hold on to the past as if it was something to be treasured, instead of combing it for clues of failure.

    Nineteen Minutes Picoult, Jodi, 1966- 2007

  • She was facing the prospect of learning how to be a woman-a woman in a primitive world.

    Genellan- Planetfall Gier, Scott 2005

  • She was a young woman-a very attractive young woman.

    Dragons of a Fallen Sun Weis, Margaret 2000

  • But her man was with another woman-a woman who would give him exactly what he wanted.

    Gabriel Hawk's Lady Barton, Beverly 1998

  • No, not just a woman-a sweet, old-fashioned lady, with an innocence untouched by cruel, ugly reality.

    Gabriel Hawk's Lady Barton, Beverly 1998

  • Only a woman-a mother-would scold someone using every one of his names.

    Storm Breaking Lackey, Mercedes 1996

  • Only a woman-a mother-would scold someone using every one of his names.

    Storm Breaking Lackey, Mercedes 1996

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