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Teddy Roosevelt: Over five million American women are now engaged in gainful occupations; yet there is an almost complete dearth of data…

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Over five million American women are now engaged in gainful occupations; yet there is an almost complete dearth of data upon which to base any trustworthy conclusions as regards a subject as important as it is vast and complicated.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt highlights the lack of data regarding women in the workforce, which complicates understanding their situation.

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