Attributed in The Quotable Woman (1991) by the Running Press, p. 53
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One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don't come home at night.
— Margaret Mead
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About Margaret Mead
Margaret Mead (16 December 1901 – 15 November 1978) was an American cultural anthropologist, who was frequently a featured writer and speaker in the mass media throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
About Margaret Mead
Margaret Mead (16 December 1901 – 15 November 1978) was an American cultural anthropologist, who was frequently a featured writer and speaker in the mass media throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
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