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“It is one thing to say, "Some men shall rule," quite another to declare, "All men shall rule," and that in virtue of the most primitive, the most rudimentary attribute they possess, that namely of sex.”

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Mary Corinna Putnam Jacobi
Mary Corinna Putnam Jacobi

Mary Corinna Putnam Jacobi was an accomplished American physician, born on August 31, 1842, and died on June 10, 1906. She is renowned for her contributions to the fields of gynecology and public health. more

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