Women & EmpowermentAs published
“I used to want the words 'She tried' on my tombstone. Now I want 'She did it.'
— Katherine Dunham
Dancer and choreographer
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Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · Portrait: Phyllis Twachtman, World Telegram staff photographer (Public domain)
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