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An excerpt from The New Womanhood (1904) by Winnifred Harper Cooley.

An excerpt from The New Womanhood (1904) by Winnifred Harper Cooley.

Citation Information: Cooley, Winnifred (Harper), excerpt from “The new womanhood,” Digital Public Library of America, http://dp.la/item/af7f6384e00bf7d4a761164a851e91fd.

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An excerpt from The New Womanhood (1904) by Winnifred Harper Cooley.

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