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“History is no longer just a chronicle of kings and statesmen, of people who wielded power, but of ordinary women and men engaged in manifold tasks. Women's history is an assertion that women have a history.”

Quote by Toshiko Kishida

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Toshiko Kishida

Limited information is available about Toshiko Kishida, who was a person of an unknown profession in the 19th century. She was born on January 14, 1863, and passed away on May 25, 1901. more

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