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Girls passed teachers’ examinations, learned midwifery or nursing, and went by the hundred into the villages, devoting themselves entirely to the poorest part of the population.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin
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Kropotkin highlights the dedication of women who pursued education to serve the poorest communities in villages.
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