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Author Barbara Ehrenreich poses at her home in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 25, 2005. Ehrenreich died Thursday morning, Sept. 1, in Alexandria, Virginia, according to her son. She was 81. (AP photo/Andrew Shurtleff, file)
Author Barbara Ehrenreich poses at her home in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 25, 2005. Ehrenreich died Thursday morning, Sept. 1, in Alexandria, Virginia, according to her son. She was 81. (AP photo/Andrew Shurtleff, file)