Edith Stein (1891–1942) Jewish-German nun, theologian and philosopher
Essays on Woman (1996), Fundamental Principles of Women's Education (1931)
“… we must be a beacon of hope, because if you tell people there's nothing they can do, they will do worse than nothing.”
— Margaret Atwood, book The Year of the Flood
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