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“The emancipation of today displays itself mainly in cigarettes and shorts... painted lips and nails, and the return of trailing skirts and other absurdities of dress which betoken the slave-woman's intelligent companionship.”

Quote by Sylvia Pankhurst

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Sylvia Pankhurst
Sylvia Pankhurst

Sylvia Pankhurst was a British suffragette leader and women's rights activist. Born on May 5, 1882, and died on September 27, 1960, she is best known for her leadership in the women's suffrage movement in early 20th-century United Kingdom. more

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