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on August 26, 1970, in San
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in 1962, where she met her future husband, James Syfers. She considered pursuing a masters but the selection committee advised her not to continue her studies as she was unlikely to be hired by a university. The couple moved to San
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magazine's 1971 year-end issue, where it was one of the best-known articles, and in the first full issue of the magazine published in 1972. The article was later re-published in books and textbooks through the years, including the 1971 anthology
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of the wife, who fulfilled a myriad of useful positions for her husband without proper appreciation, and is used as an example of satire and humor in the women's movement. The speech was first published in
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organized a meeting to thank their supporters, where her husband was specifically mentioned but Brady Syfers was left out. She decided to contribute to the women's movement and joined the
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