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Bill Taft: “I am not in favor of suffrage for women until I can be convinced that all the women desire it; and when they desire it I…”

On the recordNovember 1, 1909
I am not in favor of suffrage for women until I can be convinced that all the women desire it; and when they desire it I am in favor of giving it to them, and when they desire it they will get it too.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Address to the Students of the State Institute and College in Columbus, Mississippi

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