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For the purpose of mutual aid, they banded themselves together in society capacity, that they might be better able to administer to each others' sufferings and to soften their own pillows.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois highlights the importance of mutual aid among women in their communities to alleviate suffering.
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