[Norine:] 'Do you know that the Vassar graduate has only 2.2 children?' Priss was aware of this statistic, which had caused concern in alumnae circles - Vassar women were barely replacing themselves while the rest of the population was multiplying. (Mary McCarthy)

[Norine:] 'Do you know that the Vassar graduate has only 2.2 children?' Priss was aware of this statistic, which had caused concern in alumnae circles - Vassar women were barely replacing themselves while the rest of the population was multiplying.

Mary McCarthy

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