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CHAPTER XVIII. EMPLOYMENTS.
The Young Mother: Management of Children in Regard to Health · William A. (William Andrus) Alcott
Influence of mothers over daughters. Anecdote of Benjamin West. Anecdote of a poor mother. Of set lessons and lectures. Daughters under the mother's eye. Disliking domestic employments. Miserable housewives—not to be wondered at. Mistake of one class of men. Mr. Flint's opinion.