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“What is prejudice? An opinion, which is not based upon reason; a judgment, without having heard the argument; a feeling, without being able to trace from whence it came.”

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Carrie Chapman Catt
Carrie Chapman Catt

Carrie Chapman Catt was an American social reformer and a leading figure in the women's suffrage movement in the United States. She was instrumental in the passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, and served as the president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association twice. more

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