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Woman's influence is powerful, especially when she wants something.

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Josh Billings
Age: 67 †
Born: 1818
Born: April 21
Died: 1885
Died: October 14
Humorist
Writer
Lanesboro
Massachusetts
Henry Wheeler Shaw
Power
Something
Love
Especially
Influence
Wants
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Powerful
Woman

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