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TIL Laura Scofield, a Women's Suffrage Advocate wrote this letter 25 years before Women's Right to vote would pass. She did not live to see it.

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R7P9l TIL the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) does not believe it is important for students to take calculus in high school, saying “the pump that is pushing more students into more advanced mathematics ever earlier is not just ineffective: It is counter-productive.”
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eGBb TIL handling TNT turned female munition workers in the UK yellow during WWI; they were nicknamed the Canary Girls
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