"Mr. President how long must women wait to get their liberty? Let us have the rights we deserve."

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Source: A Photographer Traveled The World Snapping Portraits Of Women And Girls ‘Living On The Edge’ by Priscilla Frank, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 8, 2015.

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Alice Paul

Suffragist, Activist

Alice Paul was a leading figure in the women's suffrage movement, known for her strategic activism and the introduction of the Equal Rights Amendment.

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