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Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice, 1820-1905 What shall we do with our daughters? Superfluous women, and other lectures.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06226 Author/Creator: Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice, 1820-1905 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Book signed Date: 1883 Pagination: 208 p. 17.8 x 13 cm Order a Copy

A work that discusses the education of women. First edition. Inscribed on front flyleaf.

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