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“No circumstance would prevent over-population so effectually as a general raising of the customary standard of comfort among the poorer classes. If they had accustomed themselves to a more comfortable style of living, they would use every effort not again to sink below it.”

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Millicent Fawcett

Millicent Fawcett was a British writer and social activist, born on June 11, 1847, and died on August 5, 1929. She is renowned for her unwavering support of women's suffrage and is a significant figure in the British women's suffrage movement. more

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