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Edmund T Jana Speaks on Poverty and Capitalism at Boston Mall
The Boston scene drew crowds as Edmund T. Jana, Socialist father of Shaw Dana, led a lengthy critique of capitalism from the Charles Street Mall. He argued wealth concentrates with landowners and factory owners, labeling the system industrial oligarchy and a form of slavery. Suffragists led by Miss B. C. Willard then addressed the audience urging 1915 victory and women’s voting rights, while Miss Minnie Mulry pressed for shared lawmaking power, prompting skeptical interruptions from the crowd.
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Shaw Dana
Bernard Shaw
Boston Equal Suffrage Association
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B. C. Willard
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Miss Mulry