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No one will deliver freedom to the woman, except the woman herself.
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The quote says that women should not expect someone else to grant them freedom. Real change depends on women themselves recognizing their right to freedom and taking responsibility for claiming it.
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- JSTOR — Doria Shafik: Egyptian Feminist: A Woman Apart, Chapter 9
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