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[Image Description: Sophia Tolstoy (right) with Leo Tolstoy (left) in Crimea in 1902.] via NY Times

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[Image description: A painting of Savitribai Phule, an Indian social reformer.] Via India Today

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nativity scene conceptualized through figurines.] via Christmas FM

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