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My new wife Myra had been busily washing the floor when she eyed me sleeping peacefully on the couch. As she washed, she marvelled at how I could sleep through the noise, commotion and splashing sounds she was making. Her wonder matured, simmered, and morphed into action; that’s when a pail of less than pristine water forever changed my life.
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Sadker, D.M. (2013). Pioneering Gender Equity in Education: A Love Story. In: Weaver-Hightower, M.B., Skelton, C. (eds) Leaders in Gender and Education. Leaders in Educational Studies. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-305-8_15
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