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“My belief in the growth and permanence of democracy is undimmed. I know that the people will cast off the new dictatorship as they did the old. I believe as firmly as in my youth that humanity will surmount the era of poverty and war. Life will be happier and more beautiful for all. I believe in the GOLDEN AGE.”

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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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