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<v ->My bedroom had a book closet,</v>

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and it was full, floor to ceiling.

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That must have been certainly eight

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or nine or 10 years old.

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I wanted to show that women have always been working

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and been productive members of society

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so it was a voyage of discovery for me, though.

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This is a pamphlet called

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Fanaticism: Its Source and Influence,

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Illustrated by the Simple Narrative of Isabella,

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in the Case of Matthias,

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and it's published in 1835 in New York.

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Well, I knew that Isabella was

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the slave name of Sojourner Truth,

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so this was a very important court case

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and Sojourner Truth testified,

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and this is her narrative in the court case.

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So that's, that's a really special little

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piece of history,

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it's quite rare.

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It's that magic, revelatory moment for students

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to handle and see things that have survived.

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This is a letter of Emma Goldman's.

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This is 1909, and it goes for

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about 200 letters, plus Berkman letters.

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This will all be available for people to use,

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at last, for research for students.

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It's a terrific thing to have happen.

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They're going out into the world.

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(emotional orchestral music)