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Mary Karr

Mary Karr teaches at Syracuse University. Her books include “ Tropic of Squalor ” and “ The Art of Memoir.”

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Mary Karr pleads: Oh, womenfolk, as we once burned our bras, could we not torch the footwear crucifying us?