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Identifier: womaninallagesin09butl (find matches)
Title: Woman: in all ages and in all countries
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Butler, Pierce, 1873- Thieme, Hugo P. (Hugo Paul), 1870-1940 Schoenfeld, Hermann, 1861-1926 Pollard, Edward B James, Bartlett Burleigh, 1867-1953 Effinger, John Robert, 1869- Larus, John Ruse, 1858- Carroll, Mitchell, 1870-1925 Brittain, Alfred
Subjects: Women
Publisher: Philadelphia, Printed for subscribers only, G. Barrie & sons
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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