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The reason why education is usually so poor among women of fashion is, that it is not needed for the life which they elect to lead.

Julia Ward Howe

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Julia Ward Howe
Age: 91 †
Born: 1819
Born: May 27
Died: 1910
Died: October 17
Activist
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Peace Activist
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Suffragette
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New York City
New York
Julia Ward
Mrs. Samuel Gridley Howe
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