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Barack Obama: “Communities that give their daughters the same opportunities as their sons, they are more peaceful, they are more…”

On the recordSeptember 26, 2015
Communities that give their daughters the same opportunities as their sons, they are more peaceful, they are more prosperous, they develop faster, they are more likely to succeed.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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