The Female Student: Or, Lectures to Young Ladies on Female Education. For the Use of Mothers, Teachers, and PupilsLeavitt, Lord & Company, 1836 - 439 pages |
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| Title | The Female Student: Or, Lectures to Young Ladies on Female Education. For the Use of Mothers, Teachers, and Pupils |
| Author | Mrs. Lincoln Phelps |
| Publisher | Leavitt, Lord & Company, 1836 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 10 Jun 2005 |
| Length | 439 pages |
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