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Bella Abzug  

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  • Bella Abzug was a famous politician and lawyer who battled for the rights of women, working people, and overall civil rights concerns throughout her life. She had a career first as a labor and civil rights activist and peace activist, before being elected in New York 1970 to the U.S. House of Representatives. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Abzug, Bella (1920-1998)]

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