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On the recordMay 7, 2009
Everything has been hard fought. We as women did not have the right to vote until 1920 and that was after a tremendous battle waged by a group of very brave women called suffragettes.
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Dianne Feinstein
Democratic · California

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Discussing the historical struggle for women's rights and empowerment.

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