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Maggie Lena Walker c. 1925

Maggie Lena Walker became wheelchair-bound in 1928, suffering from diabetes and the effects of a 1907 fall. She was called the Lame Lioness in her later years.
Maggie Lena Walker

Maggie Lena Walker c. 1915

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