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What Was the Most Influential Power Couple in History?

A big question
Source: Graham Roumieu

Lisa Grunwald, co-author, The Marriage Book

Adam and Eve were responsible, literally or metaphorically, for—in no particular order—the subservience of women; the pain of childbirth; the concepts of sin, shame, and clothing; a lot of great artwork; and oh yes, procreation, without which there would have been no one else to influence.


Jeffrey Eugenides, author, The Marriage Plot

I nominate Adam and Eve. My second choice is the woman often referred

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