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Women clubs face critics and learn three hard lessons
The article traces early female club activism and the current mix of strong work and foolish excess. It argues clubs need common sense, organized discipline, and give and take as women blend personal aims with public objectives. It notes Sarah Bernhardt's enduring youth and the era's evolving fashions and social trends.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Mothers’ Congress
Sarah Bernhardt
New York
L’aiglon
Eaglet
Rome
Napoleon
Austria
Rostand
Sarah
New England
Kansas