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elleng

(131,237 posts) Fri Apr 10, 2015, 07:54 PM Apr 2015

Elizabeth Warren Shares How She Learned To 'Stand Up' And 'Speak Out.'

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/10/elizabeth-warren-women_n_7041680.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013

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Elizabeth Warren Shares How She Learned To 'Stand Up' And 'Speak Out.' (Original Post) elleng Apr 2015 OP

Getting the kid potty trained got her into daycare and Warren into law school. Warpy Apr 2015 #1

Don't think so, elleng Apr 2015 #3

She learned to speak? I just read on another thread that all she can say is "Wall Street bad." merrily Apr 2015 #2

Kick! NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #4

Warpy

(111,395 posts)

1. Getting the kid potty trained got her into daycare and Warren into law school.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2015, 08:04 PM

Apr 2015

However, Warren doesn't seem to have found her voice until after she turned 50.

It happens to all of us to varying degrees, we turn 50 and suddenly discover that we no longer have to give a flying fuck what anybody thinks about us.

Part of it is the invisibility cloak. More of it is an explosion after a life of self censorship around thin skinned men.

elleng

(131,237 posts)

3. Don't think so,

Reply to Warpy (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 10, 2015, 08:11 PM

Apr 2015

her first, or one of first interviews: There's a typo in your resume. Is this a sign about how your work will be? reply: 'It's a sign you should not hire me to type.' She's HAD her voice forever.

merrily

(45,251 posts)

2. She learned to speak? I just read on another thread that all she can say is "Wall Street bad."

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2015, 08:05 PM

Apr 2015

I was having enough trouble trying to figure out how she stretched three words into about a dozen books and now I have to wrap my head around her learning to speak, too?

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

4. Kick!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2015, 08:16 PM

Apr 2015

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