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Dear Abby Readers Add Ten More Women Who Overcame Barriers
A reader argues for expanding a winners list, highlighting Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Louisa May Alcott, Flo Hyman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Oksana Baiul, Elizabeth Blackwell, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and others as examples of perseverance. Another letter praises resilience and self-reliance, urging personal effort over victimhood.
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Abby
London
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
British Medical Association
Louisa May Alcott
Flo Hyman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Sojourner Truth
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Oksana Baiul
Elizabeth Blackwell
United States
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Alison
Florida
Abe Lincoln
Albert Einstein
Burbs
Calvin S. Holm
Thiensville
Wil
MR. Holm
Cal