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Living the Lessons: How Educated Women Enacted Civic and Moral Ideals

The section will examine how students of female academies carried the ideas of moral and civic education into their adult lives as mothers, teachers, and public figures. Exploring documents like memoirs and public commentary provided critical insight into how education empowered women to enact republican values from the margins of formal politics.

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Living the Lessons: How Educated Women Enacted Civic and Moral Ideals
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