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“In order to create an alternative an oppressed group must at once shatter the self-reflecting world which encircles it and, at the same time, project its own image onto history.”

Quote by Sheila Rowbotham

Book:Threads Through Time: Writings on History and Autobiography

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Threads Through Time: Writings on History and Autobiography

This book compiles a variety of essays that delve into the study of historical events and the authors' personal reflections on their own lives and experiences. more

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Sheila Rowbotham

Sheila Rowbotham is a British writer born in 1943. She is known for her research on gender, class, and feminism. more

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Book:The Elizabeth Cady Stanton-Susan B. Anthony reader: correspondence, writings, speeches

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Source: Elizabeth Cady Stanton: As Revealed in Her Letters & Diary (Abridged)