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Puritan and Cavalier Ancestry Color Florence Livingston Life
The piece traces Florence Bingham Livingston’s roots in Vermont and California, linking Puritan and Cavalier forebears to her life. It notes her moral views shaped by varied environments, and highlights her as a writer capable of portraying life’s contrasts with humor and tenderness. It praises her as a washer woman heroine in The Custard Cup and her gift for illuminating small joys amid hardship.
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Florence Bingham Livingston