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The women of Afghanistan have a voice, and it needs to be heard and not forgotten.

~Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Topics: Afghanistan Forgotten Heard Needs Voice Women

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My mother worked at the telephone company during the day and sold Tupperware at night. Evenings, she took classes when she could at University of Maryland's University College, bringing me along to do homework while she studied to get the degree she hoped would offer her and me greater opportunities.

~Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Topics: Along Bringing Classes College Company Could Day Degree Evenings Get Greater Her Homework Hoped Maryland Me Mother Night Offer Opportunities She Sold Studied Telephone Took University While Worked Would

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My mother never asked me whether I wanted to go to college, but told me I was going - to the University of Maryland on an academic scholarship.

~Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

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Educating girls just one year beyond the average fourth grade education increases their eventual earnings by 10 to 20 percent. Every additional year of secondary education can increase future wages by 15 to 25 percent.

~Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Topics: Additional Average Beyond Earnings Educating Education Eventual Every Fourth Future Girl Grade Increase Increases Just Just One Percent Secondary Wages Year

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Educated mothers are 50 percent more likely to immunize their children than mothers with no schooling.

~Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

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In Nigeria, along with its West African neighbor Ghana, women are now starting businesses in greater numbers than men.

~Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Topics: African Along Businesses Ghana Greater Men Neighbor Nigeria Now Numbers Starting Than West Women Women Are

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No one argues with the many benefits of breastfeeding for those women who choose it.

~Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Topics: Benefits Choose Many Those Who Women

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Women who choose to breastfeed should get as much education and support as possible.

~Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Topics: Choose Education Get Much Possible Should Support Who Women

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War reporters are often seen as a wild bunch of thrill-seekers who wade into danger zones simply for the sake of the adrenalin high the settings inevitably provide. But this one-dimensional explanation leaves out the core of the story, which is that reporters go to these places because they feel the tug of responsibility.

~Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Topics: Adrenalin Because Bunch Core Danger Explanation Feel Go High Inevitably Leaves Often One-Dimensional Out Places Provide Reporters Responsibility Sake Seen Settings Simply Story Tug Wade War Which Who Wild Zone

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Women in Afghanistan do not ask the United States to stay for the simple or sentimental reason of safeguarding their rights. They are the first ones to say that this is not enough of a reason for the world's remaining superpower to remain in their country.

~Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Topics: Afghanistan Ask Country Enough First Reason Remain Remaining Rights Safeguarding Say Sentimental Simple States Stay Superpower United United States Women World

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