"Giving people opportunities to write and exposing people to technical experts in the space can be career altering"

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— Camille Paglia

Education1947

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— Chen Guangcheng

Social Activism1971

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— H. P. Lovecraft

Literature1890–1937

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— Mary Wollstonecraft

Philosophy1759–1797

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