I like to help women help themselves, as that is, in my opinion, the b…

Louisa May Alcott
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I like to help women help themselves, as that is, in my opinion, the best way to settle the woman question. Whatever we can do and do well we have a right to, and I don't think any one will deny us. ✨ Louisa May Alcott (1999). The quiet little woman: Tilly's Christmas ; Rosa's tale : three enchanting Christmas stories
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