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You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims.

Harriet Woods

You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims.

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About Harriet Woods

Ruth Harriett Woods (June 2, 1927 – February 8, 2007) was an American politician and activist, two-time Democratic nominee for the United States Senate from Missouri, and the 42nd lieutenant governor of Missouri. She was the first woman elected to statewide office when she was elected Missouri's first, and so far only, woman lieutenant governor.