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“Men insist that they don't mind women succeeding so long as they retain their "femininity". Yet the qualities that men consider "feminine" - timidity, submissiveness, obedience, silliness, and self-debasement - are the very qualities best guaranteed to assure the defeat of even the most gifted aspirant.”

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Elizabeth Gould Davis

Elizabeth Gould Davis, born in the United States in 1910, was an outstanding librarian. She had a profound expertise in library management, bibliographic classification, and library education, making significant contributions to the development of the library profession. more

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