"Lucy Parsons (circa 1853–1942)  Labor organizer, socialist, and legendary orator. Lucy was of Native American, Black, and Mexican ancestry, born in Texas as a slave. She moved to Chicago where she was a key organizer in the labor movement and also participated in revolutionary activism on behalf of political prisoners, people of color, the homeless, and women. She said, ""We [women] are the slaves of slaves. We are exploited more ruthlessly than men."""
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