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"Timely and sympathetic . . . a work of impassioned advocacy."-- People A hundred years ago, women were lacing themselves into corsets and teaching their daughters to do the same. The ideal of the day, however, was inner beauty: a focus on good deeds and a pure heart. Today American women... read more
First Sentence
In 1808, when eleven-year-old Susanna Adams began to menstruate, it was a shock, and a matter of deep concern, because of her age.
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- Joan Jacobs Brumberg (Author)
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