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A Wave of Female Candidates Powered by Historic Swell

Clare Wright

I’m going to call it: 2022 is shaping up to be one of the most interesting federal elections since 1903.

We know what’s going on in our national life as this dreadful pandemic year draws to a close, but what was so special about 1903?

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