equality: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	equal rights

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Topics

women’s suffrage equal opportunity gender equality isonomia formal equal opportunity fair equal opportunity human rights Applied ethics Egalitarianism society Kinship feminism ideology ritual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs authority toleration Property leisure Affirmative action

Key People

Mary Frances Berry

Mary Frances Berry

American professor, writer, lawyer, and activist

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Takahashi Hisako

Japanese economist and government official