Give us a chance to show yo... by Martha Griffiths, an American Politician

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“Give us a chance to show you that those so-called protective laws to aid women - however well intentioned originally - have become in fact restraints, which keep wife, abandoned wife, and widow alike from supporting her family.”

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Martha Griffiths

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Name: Martha Griffiths

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Jan 29, 1912

Date of Death: Apr 22, 2003

Profession: Politician

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All I want to be is human and American and have all the same rights and I will shut up.

Martha Griffiths

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Give us a chance to show you that those so-called protective laws to aid women - however well intentioned originally - have become in fact restraints, which keep wife, abandoned wife, and widow alike from supporting her family.

Martha Griffiths

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Before I leave this Earth, I would like to know they have given women the same benefits and promotions as men.

Martha Griffiths

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