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Too long have we been silent under unjust and unholy charges we cannot expect to have them removed until we disprove them through ourselves.

Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin

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Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Age: 81 †
Born: 1842
Born: August 31
Died: 1924
Died: March 13
Journalist
Publisher
Suffragette
Suffragist
Boston
Massachusetts
J. St. P. Ruffin
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Removed
Unjust
Silent
Expect
Cannot
Long
Disprove
Unholy

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