Feminism Quote by David Bailey

“I had a terrible time with feminists in the Seventies. They hated me, those women. I think they hated everything.” quote by David Bailey — Download Open image

“I had a terrible time with feminists in the Seventies. They hated me, those women. I think they hated everything.”

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