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The feminine vanity-case is the graveyard of masculine illusions.

Helen Rowland

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Helen Rowland
Age: 74 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 1
Died: 1950
Died: January 1
Humorist
Journalist
Cases
Graveyard
Illusions
Masculine
Feminine
Vanity
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