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We got the vote, which we should've been born with, in 1920. Everything we've had to struggle for - it's ridiculous.

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Helen Thomas
Age: 92 †
Born: 1920
Born: August 4
Died: 2013
Died: July 20
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Journalist
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Winchester
Kentucky
Helen Amelia Thomas
Ridiculous
Election
Vote
Struggle
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Everything

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