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Mary Todd Lincoln, an Independent Victorian Figure
Book review of The Life and Letters of Mary Todd Lincoln by Justin and Linda Turner. The authors use 609 letters to reframe Mary Todd Lincoln as an independent woman who shaped her life beyond the era’s norms, detailing her political involvement, financial struggles, and family tragedies.
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