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Bill Taft: “I wish that every woman in the world was so situated that she did not think it was necessary for her to marry if she did…”

On the recordNovember 1, 1909
I wish that every woman in the world was so situated that she did not think it was necessary for her to marry if she did not want to.
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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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