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Some account of Phillis a learned negro girl, excerpt from 'Gentleman's Magazine, May 1773'
Excerpt from the May 1773 copy of 'Gentleman's Magazine' titled 'Some Account of Phillis, a Learned Negro Girl.' This excerpt includes a letter from John Wheatley that describes Phillis' background and education. The excerpt goes on to explain that…
Excerpt from 'Life Among the Piutes'
Excerpt from 'Life Among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims," by Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins and edited by Mrs. Horace Mann, for sale by Cupples, Upham & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, and by the author, 1883. This excerpt includes the cover; title…
Excerpt from 'A woman's thoughts about women'
Excerpt from 'A woman's thoughts about women' printed in 1858 by Hurst and Blackett. This excerpt includes Chapter II: Self-Dependence; Chapter VII: Female Friendships; and Chapter XI: Growing Old.
Antique Japanese Tachi
Tachi dedicated to Daizaifu Tenmangu by Shimazu Shigehide made in 1787