Evonne Goolagong Cawley Quotes

I remember I hadn't bought anything for my Mum for Christmas and I actually won an iron, so I was excited that I could take that home for her.

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• An education program is, by definition, a societal program. Work should be done at school, rather than at home.

  

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• I remember I hadn't bought anything for my Mum for Christmas and I actually won an iron, so I was excited that I could take that home for her.

  

  Evonne Goolagong Cawley
  • Home
  • Christmas
  • Won