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For the poor some writing , enough reading to deci- pher the Bible , and a few figures were all the education considered necessary . A girl's education was usually limited to the simplest skills , even in Massachusetts where , as early ...
For the poor some writing , enough reading to deci- pher the Bible , and a few figures were all the education considered necessary . A girl's education was usually limited to the simplest skills , even in Massachusetts where , as early ...
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Poor women in both the North and South protested , petitioned , and , when all else failed , rioted . Bread riots , usually made up of the half - starved , ragged moth- ers and wives of volunteers , swept the cities as the war deep- ...
Poor women in both the North and South protested , petitioned , and , when all else failed , rioted . Bread riots , usually made up of the half - starved , ragged moth- ers and wives of volunteers , swept the cities as the war deep- ...
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They persuaded libraries to open branches in the slums , and art museums to remain open longer hours and provide exhibits in poor neighborhoods . They badgered and labored until slum children could be sent on summer vacations to camps ...
They persuaded libraries to open branches in the slums , and art museums to remain open longer hours and provide exhibits in poor neighborhoods . They badgered and labored until slum children could be sent on summer vacations to camps ...
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |