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“You get more joy out of the giving to others, and should put a good deal of thought into the happiness you are able to give.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
First Lady and diplomat
As quoted in Sheroes: Bold, Brash, and Absolutely Unabashed Superwomen from Susan B. Anthony to Xena (1998) by Varla Ventura, p. 150
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Photo: Ivar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · Portrait: FDR Presidential Library & Museum (CC BY 2.0)
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