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“Oh, there at last, life's trials past, / We'll meet our loved ones more, / Whose feet have trod the path to God, -- / Not lost, but gone before.”

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Caroline Norton

Caroline Norton was an English author known for her works on marriage, women's rights, and child custody. Her writings in the mid-19th century garnered widespread attention and had a profound impact on the feminist movement that followed. more

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