Edvard Munch
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Two brothers and three sisters,
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watching each other
grow into puberty,

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tended over by their aunt Karen,
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who, remaining unmarried,
has devoted her life

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to raising the children
of her dead sister.

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Half of the adults in
this country are women.

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They are also citizens but
they are placed under guardianship

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and are tyrannized by men and by society
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emotionally, legally and economically.
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I must make sure that
there aren't too many bills at once.

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In the workplaces where we're admitted,
in industries and schools,

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we get one-third of the wages
men get for the same work.

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Using his reflection in a mirror,
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4 years ago Edvard Munch painted
the first of his self-portraits.

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"These self-trials
from the difficult years."

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What sort of work do they do?
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They work at putting together
matchboxes.

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Their fingers are burned
by the phosphorus.

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Many of Norway's older painters
have now returned from Europe.

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Some have set up informal academies,

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