If a woman is successful, then she's deemed to be the exception that proves the rule. If a woman fails, well, we're all failures. That kind of underlying approach to our gender doesn't seem to me to have changed an iota.
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"If a woman is successful, then she's deemed to be the exception that proves the rule. If a woman fails, well, we're all failures. That kind of underlying approach to our gender doesn't seem to me to have changed an iota." — Glenda Jackson
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If a woman is successful, then she's deemed to be the exception that proves the rule. If a woman fails, well, we're all failures. That kind of underlying approach to our gender doesn't seem to me to have changed an iota. — Glenda Jackson
About Glenda Jackson
Glenda Jackson was a Actress from United Kingdom (1936–2023).
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This quote is attributed to Glenda Jackson, a Actress from United Kingdom.
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Glenda Jackson lived from 1936 – 2023.