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... woman could hold fast to the values and beliefs of her first life , then she had her own weapon against the blows she felt buffeting her . This survival tactic had its dangers , however . It could become an excuse for refusing to adapt ...
... woman could hold fast to the values and beliefs of her first life , then she had her own weapon against the blows she felt buffeting her . This survival tactic had its dangers , however . It could become an excuse for refusing to adapt ...
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... woman with her keen sense of fun and her high spirits . Forty years earlier , Ellen Moger's voyage had been hell ... woman in 1910 looks admiringly into the camera of her parish priest , the endless demands of a primitive life showing in ...
... woman with her keen sense of fun and her high spirits . Forty years earlier , Ellen Moger's voyage had been hell ... woman in 1910 looks admiringly into the camera of her parish priest , the endless demands of a primitive life showing in ...
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... Woman , the heart , feels God , and this feeling gives her Peace & happiness ' ! This is an excellent idea , for who can feel as a woman , but one ? - Certainly I begin to think , that I must be very unnatural in not loving children ! I ...
... Woman , the heart , feels God , and this feeling gives her Peace & happiness ' ! This is an excellent idea , for who can feel as a woman , but one ? - Certainly I begin to think , that I must be very unnatural in not loving children ! I ...
Contents
Anna Cook and Ellen Moger | 19 |
Louisa Clifton | 39 |
Annie Baxter | 86 |
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