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Teddy Roosevelt: “One effectual remedy for this state of things is to employ the minds and strengthen the moral fibre of the Indian…”

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One effectual remedy for this state of things is to employ the minds and strengthen the moral fibre of the Indian women--the end to which the work of the field matron is especially directed.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt proposes that empowering Indian women through education will improve the overall condition of their communities.

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