Inez Milholland: A Women's Activist

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Inez Milholland was a women's activist in the 1900’s. She was also a labor lawyer and a correspondent in World War 1. She dedicated her life to fight for women’s rights. Milholland was an early graduate from Comstock School. Milholland was already from a rich family that was well off in both New York and England. She was denied acceptance to many law school due to gender. Inez was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She was born August 6, 1886 and died November 25, 1916 at age 30. She was also from a wealthy family and was the eldest daughter of three, her sister Vida and her brother John(Jack). Her father was a reporter for New York Tribune, and also started up a pneumatic business that privileged her family in London and New York. Her

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