Two hundred years ago one could find but few workingmen who could read or write. - Lena Morrow Lewis

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Two hundred years ago one could find but few workingmen who could read or write.

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About Lena Morrow Lewis

Martha Lena Morrow Lewis (1868-1950) was an American orator, political organizer, journalist, and newspaper editor. An activist in the prohibition, women's suffrage, and socialist movements, Lewis is best remembered as a top female leader of the Socialist Party of America during that organization's heyday in the first two decades of the 20th century and as the first woman to serve on that organization's governing National Executive Committee.

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Birth Name: Martha Lena Morrow
Alternative Names: Martha Lena Morrow Lewis
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when one perceives that the saloon is not the cause that menaces the safety and welfare of society, that it is not the cause of poverty and crime, one must, if honest with one's self, and if possessed of a truly revolutionary spirit, transfer activities to other fields.

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