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A woman capable of recollection in danger, of warding off groundless panics, of discerning the true mode of proceeding, and profiting by her best resources, is a prodigy.

— Charles Brockden Brown Wieland; or, the Transformation (1798)

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In the midst of my despair, I do not disdain to contribute what little I can for the benefit of mankind.

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