The farmers of Kansas must raise less corn and more hell.
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| Birth: | 11th September, 1850 |
| Death: | 29th October, 1933 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Lecturer, Writer |
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Mary Elizabeth Lease was an American lecturer, writer, and political activist. She was an advocate of the suffrage movement as well as temperance but she was best known for her work with the Populist party. She was born to Irish immigrants Joseph P. and Mary Elizabeth Clyens, in Ridgway, Pennsylvania. In 1895, she wrote The Problem of Civilization Solved, and in 1896, she moved to New York City where she edited the democratic newspaper, World.
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