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But I see no reason why a woman should not grow and develop in all those outlets which are suited to her nature, it matters not at all what they may be.

~Agnes Smedley

Topics: Develop Grow Her Matters May Nature No Reason Outlets Reason See Should Suited Those Which Why Woman I See

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Now, being a girl, I was ashamed of my body and my lack of strength. So I tried to be a man. I shot, rode, jumped, and took part in all the fights of the boys.

~Agnes Smedley

Topics: Ashamed Be A Man Being Being A Girl Body Boy Fights Girl Lack Man Now Part Rode Shot Strength Took Tried I Tried

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There are many men - such as those often to be found among the Indians - who are refined until they have qualities often attributed to the female sex. Yet they are men, and strong ones.

~Agnes Smedley

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Thousands of women are crushed and made inarticulate by that system and never develop as their natures would force them to develop were they in a decent environment.

~Agnes Smedley

Topics: Crushed Decent Develop Environment Force Made Natures Never System Them Thousands Were Women Women Are Would

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For months it seemed that a revolution was certain. But instead, slavery seems more likely now. The working class no longer has the physical resistance for a revolution, and the Entente is too strong, and Russia is too weak.

~Agnes Smedley

Topics: Certain Class Instead Likely Longer Months More Now Physical Resistance Revolution Russia Seemed Seems Slavery Strong Too Weak Working Working Class

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Germany is in terrible condition this year. This is particularly true of the working masses, who are so undernourished that tuberculosis is having a rich harvest, particularly of adolescent children.

~Agnes Smedley

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I joined another circle and the leader gave us a little leaflet in very small print, asking us to read it carefully and then come prepared to ask questions. It was a technical Marxist subject and I did not understand it nor did I know what questions to ask.

~Agnes Smedley

Topics: Another Ask Asking Carefully Circle Come Did Gave Joined Know Leader Little Marxist Nor Prepared Print Questions Read Small Subject Technical Then Understand Us Very

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In one hotel, the maid who built the fire fainted in our room. Exhaustion was the cause. We talked with her later and learned that she worked 17 hours a day and makes 95 marks a month - about 50 cents.

~Agnes Smedley

Topics: About Built Cause Cents Day Exhaustion Fire Her Hotel Hours Later Learned Maid Makes Marks Month Our Room She Talked Who Worked

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In the little hall leading to it was a rack holding various Socialist or radical newspapers, tracts, and pamphlets in very small print and on very bad paper. The subjects treated were technical Marxist theories.

~Agnes Smedley

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Like all my family and class, I considered it a sign of weakness to show affection; to have been caught kissing my mother would have been a disgrace, and to have shown affection for my father would have been a disaster.

~Agnes Smedley

Topics: Affection Been Caught Class Considered Disaster Disgrace Family Father Kissing Like Mother Show Shown Sign Weakness Would

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: February 23rd, 1892

Died: May 6th, 1950

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