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Women's history is women's right-an essential, indispensable heritage from which we can draw pride, comfort, courage, and long range vision.
Gerda Lerner
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Gerda Lerner
Age: 92 †
Born: 1920
Born: April 30
Died: 2013
Died: January 2
Autobiographer
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