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Of all rights which command attention at the present time among us, woman's rights seem to take precedence.

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Horace Mann
Age: 63 †
Born: 1796
Born: May 4
Died: 1859
Died: August 2
American Politician
Lawyer
Politician
University Teacher
Franklin
Massachusetts
Attention
Woman
Seems
Precedence
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Command
Time
Among
Seem
Present
Rights

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