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also belonged to this organization and took part in a variety of political campaigns alongside Fuller. These non-violent direct action tactics involved smearing red paint that looked like blood on the front of the
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words of Wilson, we in the same spirit burn the words of Reagan. And as our fore-mothers set watch-fires of freedom at the same site, we as
American women ignite the watch-fires of equality."
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Union that called for more direct action to put pressure on the White House to support the ERA. The
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