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I know we can't abolish prejudice through laws, but we can set up guidelines for our actions by legislation. If women are given equal pay for Civil Service jobs, maybe other employers will do the same.

Source: In Lady for the Defense, Pt. II, Ch. 11, by Mary Virginia Fox, 1975.
-- Belva Lockwood, (Oct 24 1830-1917), US social reformer, lawyer; She was the first woman to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, 1879; effective women's right advocate.

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