Be a Woman Be a Lady In Duty and Virtue Poem
A poem urges a daughter to strive to be a lady yet defines true womanhood as a united mind body and soul serving life’s duties. It contrasts fashion with virtue, urging the woman to rise above societal trims and aspire to moral influence and noble character. The piece frames womanhood as bright star and social virtue guiding women toward higher fame through virtue.
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Matias
Mrs. Dobbs
Bob Turner
Bob
Turner
Mr. Turner
St Valentine and the Sewing Machine Gift
A tale set in 1860 Boston and Boston-area homes contrasts two young men Frank Andrews and Mark Easton as they buy valentines for Ellen and Kate Vancouver. Mark's quiet generosity funds a sewing machine for poor working women Louise and her mother Mrs. May, transforming their lives and inspiring a new start for the Vancouver circle.
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Boston
St. Valentine
Ellen
Kate Vancouver
Mark
Frank Andrews
Kate
Frank
pEare
Atleman
St Valentine
Valentines
Valentine
Mark Haston
Mrs. May
Piper
Mr May
Louise
Atever
Guise
May
Louise May
Elijah
Nineten
Alus ¢Ke
Tfwe
Sam
Nancy Reed
Mrs
Mark Easton
Elen
Mr. Easton
Fink
Grant
New York
Europe
France
Tennessee
North Carolina
Barbary States
United States
John Brown
Dorset
Ashtabula County
M. Jonsson
Cleveland
Select Committee
U.S. Senate
Washington
Maryland
Virginia
Mason
Congress
Thor
Greece
Italy
Hungary
Canada
Tremain, &c
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Mark’ Easton's
Horatio Alger, JR
Mays
Hiram Cox
Cincinnati
Duke of Leeds
Macaulay
Lord Macaulay
Cleveland Board of Education
House of Representatives
State of
Ohio
Board of Education of
the of Cleveland
Senate
Bradburn
House
Ead
Moore
Senate of
Philadelphia
Common Pleas
General Assembly
Crawford
Grand Jury
The
Boston Journal
London
Buibder
Root
Rochester
California
Philadelphia Ledger
Zaleski
Henry Jennings
Marietta Intelligencer
Mary
Massachusetts
Chicago
Worcester
New England
Gov. Chase
Rhode Island
Connecticut
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Georgia
A. H. Stephens
Dr. McGhee
Houston
Marshal Johnson
MO. Brown, Jr
Aerrensos
Jaouary
Joan Brown
Select Committee of the Senate
House of Congress
Senator Mason
Luda Spalding
Tilden
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Frien Smith Edwards
M. Johnson
Sarthe
Paris
Traceler
Change
Deli
Esson
Prisn
Uream
Pesrona
Rush
Scientific American
John Brown, Je
Michigan
Wisconsin
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