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Funny Girls
- Fran Leibowitz's mother discouraged her from being funny, believing boys disliked it.
- Despite this, Fran won the "class wit" award in ninth grade, fearing her mother's reaction.
Expelled
- Fran Leibowitz was expelled from a private all-girls school for being a "bad influence."
- She believes it was due to her "look," which she perceived as polite but others saw as glaring.
Early Jobs
- To support herself in New York, Fran Leibowitz took on various jobs, including cleaning houses and writing pornography.
- She even published a pornographic book under her former headmaster's name as revenge.