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Quote by Melvil Dewey

“Women can endure pain with fortitude, and they can perform monotonous tasks with patience.”

Quote by Melvil Dewey

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Melvil Dewey was a prominent American librarian and library administrator. He is best known for creating the Decimal Classification system, a method of organizing library materials by subject. Dewey's classification system has been widely adopted around the world and has had a significant impact on the development of library science. more

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