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Hope is the best contraceptive.

Marian Wright Edelman

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Marian Wright Edelman
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: June 6
Activist
Lawyer
Writer
Bennettsville
South Carolina
Hope
Best
Contraceptive
Contraceptives
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