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Once they are aroused, once they are determined, nothing on earth and nothing in heaven will make women give way; it is impossible.

'Once they are aroused, once they are determined, nothing on earth and nothing in heaven will make women give way; it is impossible.'<br/>
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A potted history of the women who pioneered feminism and changed the world.<br/>
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