School was a worry to her. She was not glib or quick in a world where glibness and quickness were easily confused with ability to learn.

About Tillie Olsen

Tillie Lerner Olsen (January 14, 1912 – January 1, 2007) was an American writer who was associated with the political turmoil of the 1930s and the first generation of American feminists.

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