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In 'Little Engine That Could,' Some See An Early Feminist Hero

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Was "I think I can" the great-grandmother of "lean in?" Some readers see the plucky locomotive as a parable about working women, but some versions of the story feature a male protagonist instead. (Platt & Munk, Penguin Young Readers Group)
Was "I think I can" the great-grandmother of "lean in?" Some readers see the plucky locomotive as a parable about working women, but some versions of the story feature a male protagonist instead. (Platt & Munk, Penguin Young Readers Group)

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