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I have encountered riotous mobs and have been hung in effigy, but my motto is: Men's rights are nothing more. Women's rights are nothing less.

Susan B. Anthony

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Susan B. Anthony
Age: 86 †
Born: 1820
Born: February 15
Died: 1906
Died: March 13
Abolitionist
Feminist
Human Rights Activist
Suffragist
Adams
Massachusetts
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