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Once you have women liberated, it's amazing how many other problems get resolved--pover ty, education, health. Women are the key in any community.

Desmond Tutu

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Desmond Tutu
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: October 7
Activist
Anglican Priest
Non-Fiction Writer
Archbisphop Desmond Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu
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Women
Liberated
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Health
Problems
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