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“The idle wife ranked with the ornamentally wrought weapon and with the splendid offering to the gods as a measure of the man's power to waste, and therefore his superiority over other men. ... As is the case with any other object of art, her uselessness is her use.”

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Emily James Smith Putnam

Emily James Smith Putnam was an American author born on April 15, 1865, and passed away in 1944. Her works are known for their delicate emotional descriptions and profound social insights. more

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