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The woman who works for a dollar a day has as much right as any other human being to say what the conditions of her work should be.

Helen Keller

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Helen Keller
Age: 87 †
Born: 1880
Born: June 27
Died: 1968
Died: June 1
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Helen Adams Keller
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