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Lori Lightfoot
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Chicago Mayoral Election Victory Speech - April 2, 2019
April 2, 2019
Thank you Chicago. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. A few moments ago I spoke with Toni Preckwinkle. Ii this election, Toni and I were competitors, but our differences are nothing compared to what we can achieve together. Now that it’s over, I know we will work together for the city that we both love. Today, you did more than make history. You created a movement for change. You know when we started this journey 11 months ago, nobody gave us much of a chance. We were up […]
Carrie Chapman Catt
categories: Speeches, Uncategorized
Woman and War - September 1, 1914
September 1, 1914
WOMAN AND WAR Mr. Steyn, President of the Orange Free State at the time of the Boer War, told me in my visit to South Africa that in one year the women on the farms of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State produced enough food and supplies to maintain the army in the field for three years. This remark is brought back to mind by the appeal of Premier Viviani to the women of France. He called to them to complete the work of gathering the crops left unfinished […]