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Mary Two-Axe Earley, Canadian indigenous women's rights activist (born 1911)

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Mary Two-Axe Earley

Mohawk and Oneida women's rights activist

Mary Two-Axe Earley was a Mohawk and Oneida women's rights activist from the reserve of Kahnawake in Quebec, Canada. After losing her legal Indian status due to marrying a non-status man, Two-Axe Earley advocated for changes to the Indian Act, which had promoted gender…
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August 21

Day of the year

August 21 is the 233rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 132 days remain until the end of the year.
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