"Fond as we are of our loved ones, there comes at times during their absence an unexplained peace."

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Source: Anna Howard Shaw (1960). “The Speeches of Anna Howard Shaw”

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Anna Howard Shaw

Physician, Suffragist

Anna Howard Shaw was a prominent suffragist and physician, known for her leadership in the women's rights movement and her advocacy for social justice.

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