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When I felt rather overcome with my father's opposition, I said as firmly as I could, that I must have this or something else, that I could not live without some real work.
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
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When I felt rather overcome with my father's opposition, I said as firmly as I could, that I must have this or something else, that I could not live without some real work. — Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson was a Scientist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1836–1917).

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This quote is attributed to Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, a Scientist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson lived from 1836 – 1917.