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... to one that is struggling to get started . The result of the work , however , would in any case sum up with an astonishing total . A report from Illinois , fairly representative of the stronger 10 WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT.
... to one that is struggling to get started . The result of the work , however , would in any case sum up with an astonishing total . A report from Illinois , fairly representative of the stronger 10 WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT.
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... result of war conditions . Mr. Groves in course of time became a man of large responsibilities and means . It is most interesting , however , to go back to his early days of struggle . We read as follows : " Soon after getting the crop ...
... result of war conditions . Mr. Groves in course of time became a man of large responsibilities and means . It is most interesting , however , to go back to his early days of struggle . We read as follows : " Soon after getting the crop ...
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... result that when the crop had been harvested and all debts paid they had cleared $ 125 . Notwithstanding their lack of many necessaries of life , to say nothing of comforts , they decided to invest $ 50 of their earnings in a lot in ...
... result that when the crop had been harvested and all debts paid they had cleared $ 125 . Notwithstanding their lack of many necessaries of life , to say nothing of comforts , they decided to invest $ 50 of their earnings in a lot in ...
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... result is not always so evident . On their own initiative also women are now engaging in large enterprises . The most conspicuous example of material success is undoubtedly Mme . C. J. Walker , of the Mme . C. J. Walker Manufacturing ...
... result is not always so evident . On their own initiative also women are now engaging in large enterprises . The most conspicuous example of material success is undoubtedly Mme . C. J. Walker , of the Mme . C. J. Walker Manufacturing ...
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... result of war conditions , are remarkable . As Mary E. Jackson , writing in the Crisis , has said : " Indiana reports [ Negro women ] in glass works ; in Ohio they are found on the night shifts of glass works ; they have gone into the ...
... result of war conditions , are remarkable . As Mary E. Jackson , writing in the Crisis , has said : " Indiana reports [ Negro women ] in glass works ; in Ohio they are found on the night shifts of glass works ; they have gone into the ...
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