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Thank You, Women Who Work I                (2025 Arkansas poetry tour edit) Janet Kuypers 7/31/25 (edited from a 1997 poem) in response to Pope John Paul II’s “Letter to Women” where he said “Thank you, women who work” Thank you, women who work because you take on the responsibilities of men while still having to be mothers, wives good little daughters and feminine creatures Thank you, women who work because you are the ones we can blame when the family falls apart Thank you, women who work because you make a point to do more than your fair share without being paid fairly— and thank you, women who work for you know you have to prove yourselves over and over and over again and that it still isn’t enough, so keep up the good work, ladies

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